Vocabulary
Marvelous
Excellent or wonderful.
Winning a battle or contest against another person or group.
Defeating
Who won the Battle of Marathon?
The Greeks
Why did King Xerxes decide to attack Greece?
He was angry because the Greeks had defeated his father during the Battle of Marathon.
Where were the philosophers from?
Athens
Mercy
An act of compassion or kindness.
Causing surprise or amazement.
Astonishing
What strategy was used to win the battle?
Putting all of their soldiers around the outside so the Persians would attack the middle. Once they attacked the middle, the Greeks surrounded them and defeated the Persians.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Affection
Fondness or liking
To choose or like something more than something else.
Prefer
Why was it called the Battle of Marathon?
It was called the Battle of Marathon because Pheidippides ran so far to ask the Spartans to help with the battle.
What strategy was used to win the Battle of Thermopylae?
They trapped the Persians by blocking off the narrow path so the other Greeks could prepare for battle.
How do we know about their ideas?
Through stories written by other people.
Fate
A gift or compliment to honor the contributions of a person or group
Tribute
How long is a marathon?
What obstacles did the Persian army face?
To help people. Learning about plant and animals. The importance of education.
Philospher
Someone who seeks to understand and explain people and the world that they live in.
Abandoned or left behind.
Deserted
Why was a tribute given to Pheidippides?
He got a tribute because of how far he ran to carry the news back to the Greeks.
When did the Persians stop threatening Greece?
Once they ran out of supplies and realized they kept losing to Greece, they left.