The Ionian Revolt
What was one reason Persia attacked Greece?
Persia wanted revenge from Athenians helping in the Ionian revolt
CHALLENGE: Who won at the Battle of Marathon?
the Greeks
Who won the Battle of Thermopylae?
the Persians
CHALLENGE: Who won the Battle of Salamis?
the Greeks.
Who won the Battle of Plataea?
the Greeks
What did the Persians force the Ionians to do?
Serve in the Persian Military and pay money to the Persians
Why did King Darius ask for presents of Greek earth and water?
Such gifts would mean that the Greeks had accepted Persian rule.
After King Darius died, his son ______ became the ruler of the Persian Empire and fought the Greeks.
Xerxes
Was this battle fought on land or sea?
sea
Which two groups of Greeks teamed up to fight the Persians at this battle?
the Athenians and the Spartans
CHALLENGE: What was Greece encouraging Ionia to do?
rebel, revolt, fight back against the Persians.
What was Miltiades' strategy in the Battle of Marathon?
He attacked the Persians from three different sides.
How did Xerxes get his army across Hellespont?
He created two bridges using boats and wooden boards.
Athens
CHALLENGE: Which battle ended the Persian Wars?
Plataea
Why did the Greeks care about what happened to Ionia?
Greeks had established many settlements in Ionia.
How did the Athenians defeat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon?
The Athenians had better weapons and military strategy.
CHALLENGE: How many elite soldiers did the Spartans have at Thermopylae?
300
A9er the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight?
They used their navy.
Which factor below best explains how the Greeks won at Plataea?
A. They were joined together as allies.
B. They had better-fighting equipment.
C. They knew the geography of the area.
D. They used clever military strategy.
They teamed up together to fight the Persians
Why is the Ionian Revolt important?
It started the Greco-Persian Wars
What was the name of the Greek general at Marathon?
Miltiades
How did the Persians defeat the Spartans at Thermopylae?
a traitor showed a secret pass to the Persians that allowed them sneak up behind the Spartan soldiers
Which factor below best explains why the Greeks won the Battle of Salamis.
A. They were joined together as allies.
B. They had better fighting equipment.
C. They knew the geography of the area.
D. They used clever military strategy.
C. They knew the geography of the area.
D. They used clever military strategy.
What did the Battle of Plataea end?
the Greco-Persian Wars