We 3 Persian Kings
The last syllable of each of our names sounds like “us”
Who are CyRUS, DaRIUS, XerXES.
These huge city states united together so they could fight the Persians.
What were Athens and Sparta?
This is the number of times the Persians tried to conquer Greece.
What is two?
The Immortals
What were Persia’s 10,000 top army fighters called?
This is what the Persians called their 1500 mile highway
What was the Royal Road?
I was the first King of Persia. I allowed conquered people to keep their religions and language. I let the Jews in exile return to their homeland.
Cyrus
This city state provided its navy in support of the war.
What was Athens
What is Marathon?
This country paid men to be in the army.
What was Persia
Ahura Mazda
What was the name of the Persians one god?
I was king for nearly 40 years and greatly expanded Persia. I made sure the Royal Road was built. I started the wars with Greece when I tried to invade Marathon.
Who was Darius
Sparta provided this kind of military support for the war.
What was the army?
This Spartan King lost his life holding back the Persian army at Thermopylae
Who was King Leonides?
This country’s army was mostly made up of citizens doing their duty during war
What was Greece (Athens)
Satrapies and Satraps
What did King Darius call his provinces and governors?
I’m the third King and I wanted to be the one to conquer Greece. I sent my enormous army AND my navy against them at the same time!
Who was Xerxes?
King Leonides lead this army
Who lead the Spartan army?
The Strait of Salamis
Where did the Greek navy defeat the Spartan Navy?
These foot soldiers used phalanxes to fend off arrows and protect themselves and each other.
What were the Hoplites
C - Cyrus, D - Darius, X-Xerxes
Themistcles lead this navy
Who lead Athens’ navy?
The battle at Plataea
The final battle between Greece and Persia took place here, and Greece won