Persian Wars

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Persian Wars
What caused the Persian War?     Persia
controlled ___________ but ____________ were
already living there.     in 499BCE when Persian
King Darius raised __________ the Ionian Greeks
got mad and __________ __________ backed them
up     Persians crushed the revolts Causes Darius
wanted __________ on __________ for helping so
attacked __________Greece.
Who Fought?     The __________ Fought against
the __________ Persia was ruled by __________
and __________ Greeks - Athenians, Spartans,
Ionians
Major Battles 1. ____________________ City north
of Athens was burned by the Persians Angered
Athens asks __________ for help   2.
____________________ Sparta and Athens work
__________ Persia- __________soldiers Greeks-
__________soldiers __________ battle formation
gave the Greeks the victory 6,400 Persians died
________Greeks died
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Part 2 Persian War     10 years later    
__________, son of Darius vowed __________
Brought between __________ -__________ troops
through a narrow mountain pass
Battle at Thermopylae     3,300 Greeks led by
the __________ held them off at a __________ pass
in Thermopylae. A __________ told Persians of
__________ way around Many Greeks retreat but
__________ stood strong. They all __________
Battle of Plataea    While __________ crushed
the __________ at Sea, __________ were on the
plain of __________ and crushes the rest of the
__________ ______    Xerxes retreats
Battle at Salamis     Athens is ___________ and
fought at _______.     Athenians had a powerful
_______     Greeks fought with new ships called
___________ Triremes __________ ___________ in
Persian ships and sink a third of the ships.
Effects of the Persian Wars     Greece victory
creates a __________ of __________    
__________ had __________ of what was left of
Greece through leadership of the __________
__________     Delian League- an __________ that
the remaining Greek ____________________ would
____________________.