1. Setting the stage… The Persian Wars
Cause and Effect

2. What caused the Battle of Marathon?
The Greek city-states sent troops to fight Darius in Asia, making him swear revenge!

3. What were the effects of the Battle of Marathon?
The Greeks won the battle. Xerxes wanted a rematch to avenge his father!

4. What caused the Battle of Thermopylae?
Xerxes wanted a rematch to avenge his father!
A Greek soldier betrays the Greeks

5. What were the effects of the Battle of Thermopylae?
The Persians surround the Greeks and win!
Athens is burned
The Greeks are motivated to fight back

6. What caused the Battle of Salamis?
The Greeks are unwilling to let the Persians win!

7. What were the effects of the Battle of Salamis?
The Persian navy is weakened
The Greeks win again

8. What caused the Battle of Plataea?
The Greeks want to take the Persians out once and for all

9. What were the effects of the Battle of Plataea?
The Greeks win
The Persians give up and return home

10. What do you think are the causes of war in general?
Greek city-states rebellion against Persian Empire
Battle for land
Battle for resources
Revenge for wrong doing

11. What do you think are the effects of war in general?
Loss of resources
Loss of land for the Persian Empire
Loss of life
Weakening of the Persian Army

12. Cause and Effect Check Objective:
I can use a secondary source to find cause and effect in a historical event.

13. Persian Wars Comic Strip Assignment
Add these two questions:
Why was it fought (cause)?
What were the effects of it?

14. Persian Wars Comic Strip Assignment

15. Other Options For Project Make it Interactive!!!
Animated Cartoons
Online Poster
Presentation
Skits/dramatizations
Creative Story
Scale models
Programs you can use
Podcast Machine
Animoto
SketchFu
Sketchcast
Draw a stickman
PhotoFunia
Xtranormal
Pixton
Go! Animate
Windows Movie Maker
Ediscio
Prezi
Photo Fun
Glogster