Persian Wars / Greek Politics
Greco-Persian Wars
Persian Empire tries to conquer Greece.
1. Cyrus the Great added Lydia to his Persian Empire in 546 B.C.
2. Next Persian king Darius I tries to add mainland Greece to Persian Empire. Greeks defeated Persia @ Battle of Marathon. Map
3. Darius' son Xerxes ( married Queen Ester) plots revenge for his father's defeat in Greece.
How many men and ships did Xerxes send to Greece? p 73 2,500,000 men; 3,000 ships
Battle of Thermopylae
| This map shows the route taken by Persian soldiers in 480 B.C. to attack the Spartan forces under King Leonidas. With only 300 men, Leonidas had defended the mountain pass of Thermopylae for several days but was betrayed by a Greek farmer who showed Persians how to go around the pass. Despite the bravery of the Spartans, the Persians pushed through northern Greece and destroyed Athens. " Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie. " |
Watch 5 min video on 300 Spartans:
Xerxes then heads toward Athens but is defeated @ Salamis.
Greeks defeat Persians @ Salamis Bay . This ended any Persian threat to Greece.
The Greek city of Athens became the leading city of Greece
Athens was first a democracy where the people voted for laws.
Athenian democracy began with the laws of Solon, and reached its height by Pericles 
After Athens became rich an oligarchy (rule by the few rich) took over.
Photo Credits:
Battle of Marathon: http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040719/images/marathon.jpg
Marathon Map: http://www.geocities.com/ancientgreece2001/marathon.jpg
Thermopylae Map: go.hrw.com/venus_ images/0300MC03.gif
Salamis Bay Map: go.hrw.com/venus_ images/0301MC03.gif
Solon: http://worldhistory1b.homestead.com/files/SOLON.jpg
Lesson Objectives
Students will learn
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
1. list
2. explain the difference between
3. describe the
4. chart on a map the
5. define the terms
6. Explain the significance of
Knowledge: Recall of data.
Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.
Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.
Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences.
Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.
Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.
| Remember : Recognizing, Recalling |
| Understand : Interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, explaining |
| Apply : Executing, implementing |
| Analyze : Differentiating, organizing, attributing |
| Evaluate : checking, critiquing |
| Create: generating, planning, producing |