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Bell Work

Directions: Take a NOTES sheet on the back table. Define each vocabulary word on your NOTES. Bell Work. Empire Monotheism 4) Allies Rebellion 5) Calvary. I will identify and describe the major battles of the Persian War I will analyze the impact of the Persian War. Objectives.

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Bell Work

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  1. Directions: Take a NOTES sheet on the back table. Define each vocabulary word on your NOTES Bell Work Empire Monotheism 4) Allies Rebellion 5) Calvary

  2. I will identify and describe the major battles of the Persian War • I will analyze the impact of the Persian War Objectives

  3. Persian Empire 539 – 330 BCE

  4. Largest Empire in the world during 5thce BCE • King Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) expanded Persia (Egypt, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Syria, parts of Europe and India) • ‘King of Kings’ = ruled over 20 provinces • Adaptation and reconciliation towards conquered people (Hebrews and No Slavery) • Standardized weights, laws, taxes, coinage, mail system • Monotheism = Zarathustra • Good vs. Bad Persian Empire

  5. 539 BCE Cyrus II conquered Asia Minor (Greek Ionians) • Higher taxes and Persian rulers instated • In 499 BCE Aristagoras (leader of Miletus in Ionia) led a revolt against Persia (King Darius) • Installed a democracy • Athens became ally of Ionians • Sent soldiers and a small ship fleet • Left after initial success • Persia overcame revolts in 493 BCE Ionian Revolt 499 – 493 BCE

  6. Casualties: 6400 Persians 192 Greeks Persian War: The Battle of Marathon – 490 BCE

  7. Casualties: ~20,000 Persians ~ 2,000 Greeks Persian War: Battle of Thermopylea – 480 BCE

  8. Casualties: 200-300 Persian ships 40 Greek ships Persian War: Battle of Salamis 480 BCE

  9. Casualties: ~60,000 Persians ~10,000 Greeks Persian War: Battle of Plataea 479 BCE

  10. Herodotus (484 – 420 BCE) • Born a Greek in Asia Minor under Persian rule • Credited with the first history narrative • Persian War The First Historian

  11. Read the excerpts from Herodotus and watch the Persian and the Greek Crash Course in World History (on my website) • Based off of the readings and video, write a paragraph describing how Green’s conception of history differs from the Herodtus’s history. What does this say about historical or cultural bias? Homework

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