Ancient Greece and the Persian Wars Madnick Global History 9

The Basics Greece began as a collection of individual city-states Ex: Athens and Sparta Greek city states sometimes fought/sometimes formed alliances Q: What caused Greece to become a unified empire? A: The Persian Wars

The Basics Greece began as a collection of individual city-states Greek city states sometimes fought/sometimes formed alliances Q:__________________________________________ A:_________________________

The Basics

Persian Empire— BCE/ Iran/ ME Founded by Cyrus the Great expanded the PersianEempire from India to Egypt How did Cyrus build the LARGEST EMPIRE TO EVER EXIST IN AFRO EURASIA???

The Basics Persian Empire— How did Cyrus build the LARGEST EMPIRE TO EVER EXIST IN AFRO EURASIA????

Persian Empire HORSES!!! Soldiers on horses=cavalry Persian cavalry and infantry allowed Cyrus to conquer a large area in a short time

Persian Empire Persian cavalry and infantry allowed Cyrus to conquer a large area in a short time

Persian Empire Cyrus divided the Persian Empire into satrapies- regions of the Persian empire where people kept their own gov’t and way of life Cyrus only required people to pay taxes to the Persian Empire Otherwise, he left them alone/did not force religion or laws on them

Persian Empire Cyrus divided the Persian Empire into Cyrus only required people to Otherwise, he left them alone/did not force religion or laws on them

Persian Empire The Persians had a snarky satrapy called Ionia What happened in Ionia? The Ionian Rebellion, 499 BCE Greek citizens in Ionia fought a rebellion against the Persian Empire They asked Athens for help Athens sent troops Burned down Persian city of Sardis and its holy temple

Persian Empire The Persians had a snarky satrapy called _______ What happened in ________ _____________________________ Greek citizens in Ionia fought a rebellion against the Persian Empire They asked Athens for help

Persian Empire Darius, the new Persian King, vowed revenge and retribution for the burning of Sardis Darius invaded Greece in order to crush the Greek city states and burn Athens to the ground The battles fought between the Persian Empire and Greece are known as The Persian Wars, BCE

Persian Empire Darius, the new Persian King, vowed Darius invaded Greece in order to crush the Greek city states and The battles fought between the Persian Empire and Greece are known as

The Persian Wars Battle of Marathon/490 BCE Greeks won when Persians invaded Greek city of Marathon Greeks built the Parthenon to honor their victory Built it on the Acropolis highest part of Athens with all its holy temples

The Persian Wars Battle of Marathon/490 BCE Greeks won when Persians invaded Greek city of Marathon Built it on the Acropolis

The Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BCE 300 Spartans against 300,000 Persians Persians won, marched to Athens and burned it to the ground Most Athenians escaped; returned later to rebuild the city

The Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BCE 300 Spartans against 300,000 Persians Most Athenians escaped; returned later to rebuild the city and the Parthenon

The Persian Wars Battle of Salamis, 479BCE Greek navy beat the Persian navy Persians returned home, never to return to Greece

The Persian Wars Battle of Salamis, 479BCE Persians returned home, never to return to Greece

What Happened After the Persian Wars? 1.Persian Empire grew weak 2.Greek Empire grew strong as city states made permanent alliances 3.Golden Age of Athens 4.Acropolis and Parthenon rebuilt 5.Philip of Macedon united the Greek Empire c.350 BCE 6.Alexander the Great (Philip’s son) conquered Persian Empire and spread Greek culture in Afro Eurasia 323 BCE

What Happened After the Persian Wars? 5.Philip of Macedon 6.Alexander the Great (Philip’s son)