Persian Wars

A New Kind of Army Emerges

Iron replaces bronze, making arms and armor cheaper.

Soldiers from all social classes

Phalanx- formation of soldiers with spears, shields

Phalanx

• http://www.livius.org/pha-phd/phalanx/phalanx.html

Copy and paste the above link. Read about a phalanx and then answer the following questions.

– 1. What is the name for a soldier in a phalanx?

– 2. What sports is a hoplite battle similar to?

Battle at Marathon

• http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/marathon.htm

• Copy and paste the above link. Read about the Battle of Marathon then answer the following questions.

– 3. What happened at Marathon?– 4. Who is Miltiades and why is he important to the Battle at

Marathon?– 5. Who won the Battle at Marathon?

– 6 . What is the significance of this battle?

Pheidippides Brings News

• A runner name Pheidippides raced from Marathon to Athens to announce Greek victory.

• Marathon is 26 miles from Athens.

• This is where the modern day marathon comes from.

Thermopylae

• http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id28.html

• Copy and paste the above link. Read about the battle at Thermopylae then answer the following questions.

• 7. # in Xerxes army? # of ships?• 8. # in Greek army? # of ships?• 9. What role did General Themistocles play?• 10. Why did the Greeks eventually lose the

battle of Thermopylae?

Battle of Salamis

• http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id29.html

• Copy and paste the above address. After reading the entry, answer the following question.

• 11. Why was the Greek navy successful in destroying the Persian navy?

Platea

• http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id30.html

• Copy and paste the above address. Read the entry and answer the following question.

• 12. The victory over Persia is considered one of the greatest victories of all Greek time. Why is that?

• 13. Through out all of the battles, who had the greater advantage, the Persians or the Greeks?

• http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/games/

• Copy and paste the above address.

• Scroll down to the bottom and play the game The Spartans.