Transcript Miss Farrell Welcomes you to South Pointe MS 6th

How in the world did we
defeat the Persian Empire?!
Ch.. 28
Fighting the
Persian Wars
28.2 Ionian Revolt
1. Why did the Ionians revolt?
• Persian took their farmland and harbors
• Forced to pay tribute (tax) and serve in the army
2. What happened?
• Persians destroyed the city-state of Miletus
• May have sold Ionians to slavery; punished the Ionians.
• Athenians left the Ionians to
fight for themselves. Ionians
lost to the Persians.
28.3 Battle of Marathon
1. What happened?
• Athenian soldiers defeated
the Persians.
• Sparta didn’t send troops
because they were
celebrating a religious
festival. “We’ll help you
after the next full moon!”
2. Why important?
• Showed the Persian army
could be defeated
28.4 Thermopylae
1. How were the Spartans able to hold
the Persians off?
• Controlled the narrow pass
2. How were Persians able to defeat
Spartans?
• Secret mountain pass
• Attack from front and rear
3. Why did the Spartans refuse to
escape?
• To delay the Persians
28.5 Battle of Salamis
1. Why did the Athenians sail away in panic?
• Heard about Spartan’s defeat at Thermopylae
• Persians would soon destroy Athens
2. How were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian fleet?
• Themistocles tricked Persians into a narrow
channel
• Large Persian ships had trouble moving
28.6 & 7 Battle of Plataea
1. What happened at the Battle of Plataea?
• Greeks defeated the Persian army that Xerxes
had left behind.
2. Why were the Persian wars important?
• Preserved Greek independence
• Prevented Persia from conquering all of Europe
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