Transcript Persian War - Norwell Public Schools

Persian
War
Also sometimes called the GrecoPersian war
The Battles of the Persian
War…
•Ionian Revolt…
•Battle of Marathon…
•Battle of Thermopylae…
•Battle of Salamis…
•And.. Battle of Plataea!
Ionian Revolt
Actions that led the Ionian Revolt
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The Persians started as a small tribe in Iran.
Persian Archers were skilled. This enabled the Persians to
conquer many lands. At its height the Persian empire was the
largest the world has ever known.
To rule so large an area the ruler, King Darius, divided the
empire into provinces.
King Darius appointed officials to conduct government
business within each province.
In 546 BC the Persians conquered wealthy Greek settlements
in Ionia.
King Darius in his war chariot
Map of Persia
Ionian Revolt begins-499 BC
After many years of Persian rule, the Greek
settlers in Ionia had had enough of the
Persians.
 The Ionians knew they could not defeat the
Persians on their own. They asked mainland
Greece for help.
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Athens to the rescue
Athens sent soldiers
and a small fleet of
ships to Ionia.
The Athenians quickly
had success. They left
the Ionians to defend
themselves against the
Persians
Aftermath of Ionian revolt
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King Darius was not at all happy with the revolt in Ionia. (Why
Would he be?)
He quickly sent troops to destroy an Ionian city, Miletus.
(Problematic)
Some citizens were sold into slavery and the Ionian army
was crushed.
At this point King Darius wants to extend his empire into
mainland Greece.
King Darius sent a representative to ask for “gifts” of earth
and water from the ancient Greek mainland.
These “gifts” would be sign of that the Greeks agreed to
Persian rule.
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The Greeks were not happy with this, each
messenger was thrown into a well or pit.
 “If
you want Greek earth and
water, help yourselves!”
Battle of Marathon begins
490 BC
King Darius
responds by sending
a large army of
soldiers across the
Aegean Sea.
These soldiers
assembled on the
plain of Marathon
I thought a
marathon
was an
event in
the
Olympics!
Map of the Battle of Marathon
Miltiades an Athenian general
• Miltiades was desperate for help. He sent a runner, named
Pheidippides, to Sparta to ask for help. When Pheidippides arrived
the Spartans were celebrating a festival. They told Pheidippides they
would come in a few more weeks. Pheidippides had run for 2 days
and nights!
• When Miltiades heard this he had to devise a plan.
Map of Battle
Battle of Marathon videos.
Marathon is considered a decisive
historical battle.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot4Pu
sEalnA&feature=related
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPinr
H-akvc&feature=watch_response
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng5di
P1VISY
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The Greeks had a victory against the Persians!! 
Battle of Thermopylae 480 BC
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King Xerxes, son of the Persian King Darius, planned another attack on
Greece.
King Xerxes sent 180,000 soldiers to Greece. Xerxes planned both a
sea and land attack.
The Athenian navy would try to stop the Persian navy, while the
Athenians and Spartans together would try to stop Xerxes on land.
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King Leonidas of Sparta
was responsible for
stopping the advancing
Persians. He choose to
attack at a narrow pass
between the mountains
and the sea.
King Leonidas
The Famous Battle of Thermopylae
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Leonidas had about 7000 soldiers to stop the Persians.
When the Persians tried to pass this narrow area the
battle began.
However, a Greek traitor revealed a hidden way through
the mountains.
A Greek Traitor!
 Knowing this hidden
way allowed the Persians
to advance quickly.
 Leonidas knew this battle
could not be won. The
best he could do was
delay the Persians.
 He ordered his troops to
escape.
I would
have
gotten
away
with it!
The bravery of Spartan soldiers
300 soldiers remained at
Thermopylae.
Legend says they fought until
their deaths. Their goal was
to delay the advancing
Persian soldiers.
All 300 soldiers perished in
the battle.
Battle of Thermopylae
This is a famous battle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVi
LPhmWeLY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz
sBHUTD8z0&feature=watch_respons
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN
NzuO7_l0Q&feature=watch_response
Battle of Salamis 480 BC
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Xerxes troops advanced quickly.
Within two weeks Athens had been
burned to the ground!
Many Athenian citizens had escaped
the city before it was destroyed.
Now the Athenian navy would attempt
to defeat the Persians.
The Athenian naval leader,
Themistocles, tricks the Persians into
believing the Athenians are surrendering
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Persian
ships approach.
The Athenian
navy is more
skillful in
handling their
boats in the
narrow
waterway.
This is an artist conception
of what the meeting of the
ships might have looked
like.
Greek Navy to the rescue
The Greek ships had rams at their front.
 The Greek ships rammed the Persian
boats sending 300 Persian boats to the
bottom of the sea.
 A fraction of the Greek boats were sunk.
 Again the Greek people had beaten the
Persians
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Battle of Salamis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nENU
mbdsAPw
 soft talking person
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=543y5
pw4Gn0
 shows the ships with music
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Battle of Plataea 479 BC
Though defeated Xerxes orders his men to
attack Athens again in the spring.
 Athens and Sparta work together to defeat
the Persian army.
 With Spartan leaders 80,000 Greek
soldiers defeated the Persians for the last
time outside the town of Plataea.
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The Greeks preserved their
independence!
• Additionally the Greeks
prevented the Persians from
advancing into Europe.
• Athens was completely
destroyed, but the city would
eventually rise to great glory!
• The Greeks united to defeat an
outside enemy.
Original Work Done By: Mrs.
Laffan
Thanks to everyone who helped
with the creation of this
PowerPoint!! 