PPT-Persian Wars

Explain what forces united the Greek citystates Identify the impact of the Persian Wars on Greece Battle of Marathon Battle of Thermopylae Battle of Salamis Battle of Platea Delian League. Causes. Greek colonies in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian Rule. The Mother cities like Athens sent aid to those cities, which made the Persians mad. According to legend, the Persian Emperor Darius was so mad, he had a servant whisper “Master, don’t forget the Athenians” into his ear every day.. Wars between Greeks and Persians in 5. th. century BC. Roughly from 492 – 448 BC. Two main invasions of Greece by . Achaemenid. kings of Persia. Herodotus – primary historian. Map . pf. Persian Empire. Greece’s Finest Hours. Where is Persia?. Why Fight?. Greeks had been settling on the west coast of Asia Minor (Persia). Persia conquered these colonies. In 499 B.C. Greeks in these colonies revolted against Persian rule (they were used to ruling themselves—democracy). Rise of Persia. Included in ancient day Iran . Prosperous farmland and a lot of minerals. Copper, lead, gold, silver. Trade with neighbors East and West. Cyrus the Great. Military and governing genius. Emprie. The Persians. At about the same time that the Athenians were creating a democracy, the Persian Empire was rising in the east.. Persians began as an unorganized, nomadic people who often fought other people of Southwest Asia, sometimes winning, sometimes losing.. Who are the Persians?!. Where were the Persians? (Map on page 191). Cyrus the Great. http://www.spentaproductions.com/Cyrus-the-Great-English/cyruspreview_english.htm (5. min). A unique ruler who allowed for:. (We’re not watching 300). All accounts of war are Greek, no Persian records found . Main source- . Herodotus 484-425BC. “Father of History”. Persian Wars- 499-449 BC. "For the first time, a chronicler set himself to trace the origins of a conflict not to a past so remote so as to be utterly fabulous, nor to the whims and wishes of some god, nor to a people's claim to manifest destiny, but rather explanations he could verify personally.". 1. . Can you think of any examples of Ancient Greece used in today’s . popular media. ? (TV, Movies, Etc…). 2. . What are some . famous Greek names . that you have heard of?. 3. What . about in . Western Civilization. Ms. Tully. 500-338 BCE – Greek civilization reached high point. Philosophy, architecture, drama, warfare. Herodotus (ca. 485-425). “Father of history”. Recorded oral accounts of Persian War. Ancient Greece Map. Athens . Sparta . Corinth . Delphi . Olympia . Thebes. Collection of city-states. Because farmland was so scarce, warfare amongst Greek settlements was common.. Had to look elsewhere for food. They were a series of conflicts which occurred during the 1860s and 1870s between Maori and British settlers/government.. These conflicts primarily centred on the issue of land and sovereignty.. Overview. Ehsan Shafiee . Zargar. (University of Texas at Arlington). Hamed. . Rahmani. (. Radboud. University Nijmegen). Hamed. . Rahmani. Hamed. . Rahmani. PhD student of linguistics. Radboud. Mohsen . Mahdavi. . Mazdeh. University of Arizona. 1. Outline. Quantitative meters and vowel length. Meter . in Classical Persian poetry. Meter . in the poetry of spoken Persian. Vahidian’s. theory. World History . I. Main Ideas. Geography – Persia’s location between Mesopotamia and India was a bridge between eastern and western Asia.. Government – Cyrus used a policy of toleration to control the Persian Empire..