Wars that start with a P Persian Wars
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Wars that start with a P
Persian Wars �Fought between which countries? �How did it start? �How did it end? �What were the longer term effects?
Persian Wars �Fought between which countries? Persia v. Greece (esp. Sparta and Athens) �How did it start? Athens provoked Persians by supporting Ionian rebellion. Also “earth and water” �How did it end? Greece won- esp. Athens. �What were the longer term effects? �Greece remains independent, confident. �Athens continues experimenting in government and culture. �Athens becomes more powerful and builds Delian League.
Persian Wars. How can I remember you? �For starters, its name- fought between the Persians (and the Greeks) �Also, it is the only one of two sets of wars we really discussed related to Greece (unless you count Troy).
Peloponnesian Wars �Fought between which countries? �How did it start? �How did it end? �What were the longer term effects?
Peloponnesian Wars �Fought between which countries? Sparta and its allies (Peloponnesian League) and Athens and its allies (Delian League) �How did it start? Athens became most powerful city after Persian Wars; Sparta worried about Athens’ power �How did it end? Sparta won �What were the longer term effects? �Much of Greece politically, militarily, and economically weak. �Left open to invasion from Philip II (Macedonians)
Peloponnesian Wars. How can I remember you? �For starters, its name- fought between the Peloponnesians (Sparta and allies) and the Athenians and allies. �Also, it is the only one of two sets of wars we really discussed related to Greece (unless you count Troy). �How can I remember that Sparta won? Well its called Peloponnesian Wars- they won, so its named after them.
Punic Wars �Fought between which countries? �How did it start? �How did it end? �What were the longer term effects?
Punic Wars �Fought between which countries? Rome and Carthage �How did it start? Competing for influence in Western Mediterranean region �How did it end? Rome won �What were the longer term effects? �Rome gains an empire- at first in Western Mediterranean, then in Eastern Med. �Carthage destroyed
Punic Wars. How can I remember you? �For starters, its name- fought between the Carthaginians (Carthage was a Phoenician colony and Punic is Latin name for Phoenicians) �Also, Punic sounds like Punish- which is what Rome does to Carthage (by burning the city and “salting the earth”)