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Persia attacks the Greeks. Chapter 4 Section 3 Questions. The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great covered northern Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, the Phoenician cities, and __________________. King Darius’ power depended on his ___________. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Persia attacks the Greeks
Chapter 4 Section 3 Questions1. The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great covered
northern Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, the Phoenician cities, and __________________.
2. King Darius’ power depended on his ___________.3. Which two rival armies worked together to defeat
the Persians in 499 BC? ______________________4. Who wrote the History of the Persian Wars?
_____________5. What angered the subjects of the Persian Empire
and caused them to rebel? ___________________
Use the Chart to describe important details of each battle.The Persian Wars
Chapter 4 Section 3: Persian attacks the Greeks
ThermopylaeMarathon Salamis Plataea
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C. 521 B.C. 499 B.C.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C. 499 B.C.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C.King Xerxes took revenge against
Greeks @ Thermopylae; burned Athens.
479 B.C. 334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C.King Xerxes took revenge against
Greeks @ Thermopylae; burned Athens.
479 B.C.Greeks united
to defeat Persians @
Plataea.
334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C.King Xerxes took revenge against
Greeks @ Thermopylae; burned Athens.
479 B.C.Greeks united
to defeat Persians @
Plataea.
334 B.C.Alexander the
Great conquered weakened Persia.
What prompted Persian rulers to build roads?
The needed to connect their vast Empire.
What 2 factors weakened the Persian Empire?
The Greeks defeated the Persian Army; internal
problems: higher taxes & struggle over the throne.