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Ancient Greece

Battle of Salamis

480 B.C.E.Slide2

Essential Standards6.G.1 Understand geographic factors that influenced the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions (i.e. Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas) over time.

6.C&G.1

Understand the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.Slide3

Clarifying Objectives6.G.1.1 Explain how the physical features and human characteristics of a place influenced the development of civilizations, societies and regions (e.g., location near rivers and natural barriers, trading practices and spread of culture).

6.G.1.3 Compare distinguishing characteristics of various world regions (e.g., physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up).

6.C&G.

1.1 Explain

the origins and structures of various governmental systems (e.g., democracy, absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy).Slide4

Essential QuestionsWhich NATURAL BARRIER did Themistocles to defeat the Persians in the Battle of Salamis?

Why would the Athenians choose to live in a region that had NATURAL BARRIERS?

How does the region of Greece’s physical features help Ancient Greece in their famous battles?

What is a DEMOCRACY?Slide5

Greek Trireme ShipsAncient Greece’s secret weapon

Greek war ships that were made from Oak…

Light

Fast

Easy to Steer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTET-JmFdM

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Admiral Themistocles Admiral Themistocles was a Greek sea captain

He was the leader of the Greek Navy

He was the last chance for Ancient Greece to fend off the PersiansSlide7

Persians were ComingPersians had made it past Leonidas & his 300 men and were coming straight for Athens

A decision had to be made to stay in Athens and fight or to run to escape the PersiansSlide8

Oracle @ DelphiAn Oracle was a person that the Greek God communicated to humans through

Delphi was a mountain where the Oracle lived

Oracles were usually young women that had been heavily drugged

Oracles were often consulted before an important decision was madeSlide9

Oracle @ DelphiAthenians always consulted the Oracle per cultural tradition before they went to battle to see if it is a good idea or not

When asked the Oracle replied “the walls of wood will remain unsacked”Slide10

Athenians were AfraidAthenians wanted to run to the Island of Salamis

Themistocles however called them cowards and said the “walls of wood” were the ships he had built

Nobody believed him and they all left Athens to seek nearby protection on the island of SalamisSlide11

Athens BurnsPersians attacked from the North after their finally getting through the mountains at Thermopylae

They reached Athens and nobody was there

They burned the whole city all the way to the ground

Xerxes was victorious Slide12

Finishing the GreeksNot satisfied with burning down Athens Xerxes wanted to finish the Greeks

He took his ships and sailed to the bay of Salamis to finish the GreeksSlide13

Admiral Themistocles Admiral Themistocles takes charge

He begins by organizing all of the Greek

Trireme Ships

Then he sends one of his slaves to Xerxes to tell him that the Greeks were about to run Slide14

Xerxes falls for the TrickInstead of attacking that day Xerxes sets up his ships to cut off all escape routes so the Greeks cannot escape

He spends the night blocking all escape routes

This tired out all the Persian sailorsSlide15

Xerxes Climbs a HillXerxes so confident in final victory climbs a hill to watch the battle from above

All of Xerxes Naval Captains advise him to attack the Greeks except one

The only woman Naval Captain Artemisia warned not to attack the Greeks Slide16

Queen ArtemisiaQueen Artemisia was the only woman Naval Commander that the Persians had

She was a Greek Queen who had been captured by Xerxes Army and forced to fight for them

She knew that Greek Naval strategies & knew that it was not a good idea to attackSlide17

Xerxes AttacksXerxes attacks sailing into the strait of Salamis

That is where the Greek Navy waits for him

Xerxes is quickly trapped and even though he has 3 times as many ships they cannot move

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Essential QuestionsGet with a partner and answer…

Which NATURAL BARRIER did Themistocles to defeat the Persians in the Battle of Salamis?

Why would the Athenians choose to live in a region that had NATURAL BARRIERS?

How does the region of Greece’s physical features help Ancient Greece in their famous battles?Slide19

Gridlocked Xerxes ships become Gridlocked and they cannot move without smashing into another one of his ships

Themistocles surrounds Xerxes ships and annihilates themSlide20

Ancient Greece wins at SalamisThemistocles & Ancient Greece wins at Salamis

A furious but defeated Xerxes realizes that Greece will never be his

Greece has kept their independence from the largest Empire of EarthSlide21

With Victory comes CultureGreece is able to keep their culture intact

They are able to keep their Democratic Government intact

Greece’s culture shapes the future culture of all the Western WorldSlide22

Essential QuestionsGet with a partner and answer…

What is a DEMOCRACY?Slide23

Important Points6.G.1.1 (Natural Barriers)

Themistocles uses the Strait of Salamis as a Natural Barrier to protect his ships and force Persia’s ships into gridlock

6.G.1.3 (distinguishing characteristic of regions [physical features]) Most of Greece has mountains which played an important role in Ancient Greece’s famous battles

6.C&G.1.1 (Democracy) Ancient Greece is the birthplace of democracy where the people/citizens vote on decisions