Greece Persian and Peloponnesian Wars 5 7 The

The Persian War n Athens helped some of the city-states in Asia Minor revolt

Battle of Marathon n The Persians invaded at Marathon, about 26 miles from Athens.

Battle of Thermopylae n n Darius’ son, Xerxes, picked up where his father left

Battle of Thermopylae n Sparta and Athens united together to defeat the Persians. Athens

Battle of Salamis n Athenian leaders tricked the Persians into attacking them in a

Leagues Delian League Peloponnesian League - An alliance headed by Sparta with many other

Peloponnesian War n Athens and Sparta didn’t get along for to long after the

Peloponnesian War n They fought each other for 27 years. Fighting was off and

Conquering Greece n n Many city-states like Sparta and Thebes tried to conquer Greece

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Greece – Persian and Peloponnesian Wars 5 -7

The Persian War n Athens helped some of the city-states in Asia Minor revolt against the Persian Empire. n n This made the Persians mad Darius was the leader of the Persian Army. He decided he wanted to take over main land Greece.

Battle of Marathon n The Persians invaded at Marathon, about 26 miles from Athens. The Athenian army, although outnumbered, held off the Persian army. n The Persians gave up their attempt to conquering Greece for a few more years.

Battle of Thermopylae n n Darius’ son, Xerxes, picked up where his father left off and decided to try to take over Greece one more time. The Greeks got word of the pending invasion.

Battle of Thermopylae n Sparta and Athens united together to defeat the Persians. Athens was to block the sea, Sparta the land. 300 Spartan soldiers blocked the pass at Thermopylae. They held their ground for two days, but the Persians found away around the pass, and all 300 soldiers died.

Battle of Salamis n Athenian leaders tricked the Persians into attacking them in a narrow straight. The Persians had bigger ships and in greater numbers. However they couldn’t maneuver in the small area and many Persian ships were sunk. Ultimately, the Greeks won.

Leagues Delian League Peloponnesian League - An alliance headed by Sparta with many other Athens with over 140 city-states. other city-states.

Peloponnesian War n Athens and Sparta didn’t get along for to long after the Persian War. n n They were rivals So they fought a war against each other, for control of Greece. - VS -

Peloponnesian War n They fought each other for 27 years. Fighting was off and on. Athens had a strong navy, and Sparta the stronger army. Sparta laid siege to Athens, but Athens could bring in supplies. Finally, the Spartans bought a navy and stopped Athens’ supplies from coming in. Athens then surrendered and became a second rate power in Greece.

Conquering Greece n n Many city-states like Sparta and Thebes tried to conquer Greece after the Peloponnesian War with no luck. Many thought only a foreign power could unite Greece.