1. Persia Attacks the Greeks

2. The Persian Empire

3. PERSIA BACKGROUND Persians were warriors and nomads.
Cyrus the Great united the Persians.

4. PERSIA BACKGROUND
Darius came to power in 521 B.C. and reorganized the government.
The empire was divided into satrapies
Each had a ruler known as a satrap: a protector of the kingdom.
Persia’s military =

5. BATTLE OF MARATHON

6. The Persian Wars (Continued)
After Darius died, his son Xerxes became king.
He started a new invasion of Greece.
The Persians had 180,000 troops.
Athens and Sparta joined forces to defend against Xerxes’s attack.

7. Assignment Homework tonight:
Create a comic (IN FULL COLOR) of the battle of Marathon.
Use at least 6 scenes.
Be sure to explain what is happening in your comic.
Due Tomorrow in class!

8. Battle of Thermopylae

9. Battle of Plataea

11. The Persian Wars

12. Marathon (490 BCE) Thermopylae (480 BCE) Salamis (480 BCE)
26 miles from Athens, Greek victory
Thermopylae (480 BCE)
300+ Spartans at the Mountain pass, Persian victory
Salamis (480 BCE)
Athenian navy victorious
Plateau (479 BCE)
Greek victory

13. Fall of the Persian Empire
The Persian Empire fell for several reasons.