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Chapter 4 Section 3 Questions1. The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great covered
northern Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, the Phoenician cities, and __________________.
2. King Darius’ power depended on his ___________.3. Which two rival armies worked together to defeat
the Persians in 499 BC? ______________________4. Who wrote the History of the Persian Wars?
_____________5. What angered the subjects of the Persian Empire
and caused them to rebel? ___________________
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Use the Chart to describe important details of each battle.The Persian Wars
Chapter 4 Section 3: Persian attacks the Greeks
ThermopylaeMarathon Salamis Plataea
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C. 521 B.C. 499 B.C.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C. 499 B.C.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C. 480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C. 479 B.C. 334 B.C.
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C.King Xerxes took revenge against
Greeks @ Thermopylae; burned Athens.
479 B.C. 334 B.C.
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C.King Xerxes took revenge against
Greeks @ Thermopylae; burned Athens.
479 B.C.Greeks united
to defeat Persians @
Plataea.
334 B.C.
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Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Date
Events
539 B.C.Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire; Persian leaders
built roads.
521 B.C.Darius
reorganized government;
created 20 satrapies.
499 B.C.Athenian army
helped other Greeks rebel
against Persia.
490 B.C.Persia
attacked Athens.
480 B.C.King Xerxes took revenge against
Greeks @ Thermopylae; burned Athens.
479 B.C.Greeks united
to defeat Persians @
Plataea.
334 B.C.Alexander the
Great conquered weakened Persia.
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What prompted Persian rulers to build roads?
The needed to connect their vast Empire.
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What 2 factors weakened the Persian Empire?
The Greeks defeated the Persian Army; internal
problems: higher taxes & struggle over the throne.