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Ancient Greece
Greco-Persian
Wars INTRO:
Essential Standards
• 6.C&G.1 Understand the development of
government in various civilizations, societies and
regions.
Clarifying Objectives
 6.C&G.1.1 Explain the origins and structures of various
governmental systems (e.g., democracy, absolute monarchy
and constitutional monarchy).
 6.C&G.1.2 Summarize the ideas that shaped political thought
in various civilizations, societies and regions (e.g., divine
right, equality, liberty, citizen participation and
integration of religious principles).
Essential Questions
• How is a DEMOCRACY different from an ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
or a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY?
• What was the POLITICAL IDEA/THOUGHT behind democracy?
Greco-Persian Wars
 Persian Wars are a series of battles between the mighty Persian
Empire & Ancient Greece
 There are 3 very important battles that help decide the fate of
Ancient Greece
 Battle of Marathon
 Battle of Thermopylae
 Battle of Salamis
Greco-Persian Wars
Persian War happened for two main
reasons…
 Persian Empire Expansion
 Revenge against the Greeks
Persian Empire Expansion
 Persian Empire had expanded under the benevolent leader Cyrus
the Great
 Darius connected the Empire by building the Royal Road
 But he soon was set on expanding the empire
 Xerxes wanted to take over the world
Greek Ionia
Ionia was a tiny Greek city state that was ruled by a
mean tyrant named Miltiades
The people of Ionia hated him because he was so
mean
One day Cyrus the Great of Persia (benevolent ruler)
came and claimed Ionia as Persia
Ionian Revolt
o About 50 years before the Battle
of Marathon the Greek city state
of Ionia was conquered by Cyrus
the Great
o When his son Darius became the
Persian ruler the Ionians led a
revolt against the Persians
General Miltiades
The Ionian Revolt was led by
Athenian General Miltiades
Since Ionia was so small Ionia
called on the Athenians from
Athens to assist them
The Ionians & Athenians
defeated a small group of
Persian forces and
temporarily won their
independence from Persia
Burn Athens
• Darius quickly suppresses the
Ionian Revolt but is very mad
• This made Persian ruler Darius
extremely mad at Athens and he
vowed to burn Athens to the
ground before he died
• In fact every night at dinner
Emperor Darius had a soldier
whisper in his ear “Remember
Athens” as a reminder to himself”
Miltiades Escapes
Miltiades escapes back to
Athens and tells the
Athenians that the
Persians are coming to
burn Athens
Athenians make Miltiades a
general
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 & millions of people
Ancient Greece with all of its city states
is about 500,000-600,000 total people
It was truly a David vs. Goliath battle
It is a small town compared to the Mighty
Parisian Civilization created by Cyrus the
Great, Darius, & Xerxes
Ancient Greece vs. Civilization of Persia
 It is a small town compared to the Mighty Parisian Civilization
created by Cyrus the Great, Darius, & Xerxes
 It would be like every state in the United States taking all of its
citizens and making an army and attacking Rhode Island
Athens & Sparta
Athens & Sparta had
been fighting for
hundreds of years
When the Athenians
told the Spartans of
Ancient PersiA’s PlAn
to conquer all of
Greece Spartans &
Athenians UNITED as one
They now fought not
for Athens or for
Sparta but for GREECE
Athens must decide what to Do
Athens government leaders must
get together and decide what to
do
They need to decide whether they
will…
 Go and meet the Persians on
the battlefield
 Hide behind the walls of
Athens and defend it from
there
Athenian Democracy
• The city of Athens had the first
Democracy
• People had the right to vote
whether to meet the Persians head
on or hide behind the city walls
• Their final vote led to the Battle of
Marathon between Ancient Persia &
Ancient Greece
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Xr4u8mofU
Essential Questions
Get with a partner and
Answer….
How is a DEMOCRACY different
from an ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
or a CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY?
What was the POLITICAL
IDEA/THOUGHT behind
democracy?
10 Years Later
 Ten years after the Battle of
Marathon another great
battle between Ancient
Greece & Ancient Persia took
place
 New Persian leader Xerxes
took the mighty Persian Army
to fight the Greeks
 This battle was called the
Battle of Thermopylae
1 Year Later
• A year later one
more final major
battle was
fought between
the Greeks &
Persians
• This was a huge
Naval battle
Important Wars
The Greco Persian War
led to many important
events…
 Democracy
 Phalanx
 Ancient Greece
UNIFICATION
 Architecture
Important Points
6.C&G.1.1 (Democracy) Ancient
Greece is the birthplace of
democracy where the
people/citizens vote on
decisions
6.C&G.1.2 (Political
Thought) Ancient Greeks
shaped their government
on the ideas of FREEDOM
& EQUALITY