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HOMEWORK
Finish
Chapter 28.2
and 28.3
Notes
DO NOW: TAKE 5 MINUTES TO FINISH THE
READS ACTIVITY FROM YESTERDAY
Chapter
R
28 R.E.A.D.S.
– Review and write down heading
of chapter and sections for each
section
E
– Define (Examine) bold-faced
words and pictures in 28.2, 28.3,
28.4, 28.5, & 28.6
A
– Ask what each section is about
D
– Do it – Read 28.2 only
S
– Summarize 28.2
THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
 The
Persians started as a small tribe in
present-day Iran and built a large empire
by conquering neighbors
 They
won many battles through volleys of
arrows and close combat with spears and
lances
 At
its peak, the Persian empire was the
largest empire the world had ever seen
and had conquered Mesopotamia, Asia
Minor, Syria, Egypt, and parts of Egypt and
Europe
KING DARIUS
Darius,
one of the greatest kings of
the Persian Empire divided the
kingdom into 20 provinces known as
satrapies
He
established a tax collection
system and appointed officials to
rule local areas
He
also allowed the people he
conquered to keep their own
customs and religions
THE IONIAN REVOLT
 In
546 B.C.E., the Persians had conquered
the Greek city-state of Ionia
 The
Persians took the Ionians’ farmland
and harbors as well as forced them to
pay taxes and serve in the Persian army
 In
493 B.C.E., the Ionians asked Athens for
help and while the Ionians were able to
win with their help, they left shortly after
and 3 years later, the Persians defeated
the Ionians and destroyed the capital
city, Miletus
DARIUS AND HIS MESSENGERS
 After
the events of the Ionian
revolt, King Darius decided to
conquer all of the city-states of
Greece
 He
sent Persian messengers to
bring back presents of Greek
earth and water, but the Greeks
refused to the point of throwing
messengers into pits and wells
 “Earth
and water, you’ll find
plenty of both down there”
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON

Darius was furious and in 490 B.C.E., he
sent a massive army of soldiers and
cavalry by boat to Greece and they
landed on the plain of Marathon

Miltiades, an Athenian general,
convinced the Greek generals from the
other city-states to help their ally

Athens sent a runner named
Pheidippides to Sparta and he ran for
26.2 miles over 2 days and nights, but
was forced to remain until the next full
moon due to the Spartan festival
occurring
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
 The
Athenians had to face the
Persians alone and Miltiades had his
men stretch across the plain in a
narrow line
 When
the Persian army finally
decided to attack, Miltiades had the
left and right ends of his army flank
the Persians and overwhelm them
 The
Greeks and Miltiades achieved a
major upset and stunned the
Persians, but the war had only just
begun
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and your group will receive
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you think it means
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2 minutes, I will announce
the class to pass their quotes to
the next group and you will
receive another quote
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will keep going until every
quote has been completed