1. Persian Wars

2. Between Greece and Persia
Began in Ionia in Anatolia (Turkey)
In 520 B.C.E., Persians conquered area

4. Ionian Greeks revolted with aid from Athens
Persian King Darius defeated rebels and vowed to destroy Athens

5. In 490 B.C., Persians attacked at Marathon
Athenians outnumbered but victorious
Pheidippides raced back to Athens to tell news

6. Ten years later, Xerxes, son of Darius, wanted revenge
Greeks greatly divided

7. At Thermopylae, Spartans sacrificed
Athens defeated Persians at sea near Salamis
Spartans finished up at Plataea in 479 B.C.E.

9. Consequences:
Greeks felt confidence and freedom
Delian League city-states led by Athens

10. Golden Age of Athens

11. From 480 B.C.E. to 430 B.C.E.
Growth in intellectual and artistic learning

12. Pericles’ 3 Goals 1. Stronger Democracy 2. Athenian Empire
3. Glorifying Athens

14. Peloponnesian War

15. Between Athens and Sparta
Sparta declared war in 431 B.C.
Sea power vs. land power

17. In 429 B.C.E., Plague kills many Athenians
In 413 B.C.E., Athenians suffer defeat at Syracuse
In 404 B.C.E., Athens surrenders

18. Consequences: Athens lost empire, power, and wealth
Confidence in democracy declined

19. Philosophy Socrates (470-399 B.C.E.) Plato (430-347 B.C.E.)
The Socratic Method
Student: Plato
Public gadfly, condemned on charges of immorality
Forced to drink hemlock
Plato ( B.C.E.)
Systematized Socratic thought
The Republic
Parable of the Cave
Theory of Forms/Ideas
Aristotle ( B.C.E.)
Student of Plato
Broke with Theory of Forms/Ideas
Emphasis on empirical findings, reason
Massive impact on western thought

20. Philosophy Partner up. You need one sheet of paper for your answers.
For each quote
Tell me what you think the quote means.
Tell me how you think it could apply to today.