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Chapter 9 Section 1 outline
1)If YOU were there. . .
Whose advice would you take? Why?
2)Persia Becomes an Empire
What was happening while the Athenians formed a democracy?
Describe the Persians in early times.
List two strong Persian leaders who changed this.
3)Cyrus the Great
Early in their history who did the Persians fight? What happened?
What happened in 550BC? Who led the Persians? This marked the beginning of what?
Describe the area taken over by the Persians. How big was the empire?
*Cyrus the Great
What did Cyrus the Great do with the customs from other lands? Why? What was the
result?
4)GEOGRAPHY SKILLS P. 261
Which Persian leader conquered the most territory?
The Royal Road connected which two Persian cities?
5)The Persian Army
Why was Cyrus successful in his conquests?
Who were the Immortals?
*cavalry
Describe Cyrus’s battle strategy.
6)The Persian Empire Grows Stronger
What happened after Cyrus dies?
*Darius I: What did he do?
7)Political Organization
How did Darius divide the empire?
*satraps
What did the satraps do for the emperor?
8)Persian Society
How did Darius improve Persian society?
What was the new capital called?
What was the new religion in the Persian Empire? Describe.
9)The Persians Fight Greece
499 BC
Why was Darius angry?
10)The Battle of Marathon
*Persian Wars
How many soldiers did each side have? Who won and why?
What was the legend of the messenger from Marathon?
11)The Second invasion of Greece
*Xerxes I
What happened in 480BC?
Who joined Athens in defending Greece? Why was this important? Who joined the
Persians?
What happened at Thermopylae? Describe. What did the Persians do afterwards?
How did the Athenian navy defeat the Persians?
*Battle of Salamis
Who was victorious in the second invasion of Greece?
What did this mean for the Persians?