Monday- Work day on project
Tuesday- Presentations
Wednesday-No School
Thursday- Presentations
Friday- Presentations. Took some notes.
Persian Wars(Greco-Persian)
499-449 BC
Fought between the Persian Empire and Greek city-states (Athens, Sparta, Thebes, etc.)
Problems started when Persian leader Cyrus the Great took over Ionia in Greece 546 BC
Ionian Revolt
499-493 BC
The Ionians (Greeks) led a revolt against the Persians after Cyrus the Great died
The Ionian Revolt was led by Athenian General Miltiades
Ionia asked Athens to help them which they did
Darius quickly suppresses the Ionian Revolt but is very angry at the Greeks
Darius the Great vowed to burn Athens to the ground before he died
Miltiades Escapes:
Miltiades escapes back to Athens and tells the Athenians that the PErsians are coming to burn Athens
This sets up the beginning of the Great Persian War
Ancient Greece vs. Civilization of Persia
Persia was the largest empire in the world at the time and consisted of millions of people
Ancient Greece was about 500,000 total people
Athens and Sparta United
Athens and Sparta had been fighting for hundreds of years
They now fought not for Athens or for Sparta but for Greece
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