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The rise of MacedoniaAim: to have an overview understanding of
Macedonia and Greece Starter: Where is Greece?
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Context: Greece in 400B.C.
• In the 4th century BC Greece was not a unified country.
• It was a series of squabbling city states and various kings.
• It wasn’t uncommon for kings to fight amongst each other.
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Scary neighbours• The Persian Empire had
always been a significant threat to Greece since it’s founding in 500BC (ish).
• Historic rivalries and tensions go back as far as the siege of Troy.
• Various Persian rulers attempted to conquer Greece.
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Task • Study source 1• Describe the changing
balance of power in Greece between 480and 371 BC.
• Describe at least 2 ways the Persian Empire had affected Greek affairs.
480 A major invasion by the Persian king Xerxes was defeated (battle of Thermopylae and Salamis) – Greece and the Ionian cities remained independent. Athens became the most powerful city-state.
431-404
Peloponnesian War (Sparta v Athens) – eventually, with Persian help, Sparta won and became the dominant power in Greece.
395-387
Corinthian War (Sparta v Athens, Thebes, Corinth and Argos); in 387 the Persian king brokered The King’s Peace and guaranteed it. By this peace, Persia gained control over the Ionian cities.
371 Battle of Leuctra – Thebes destroyed the Spartan army and became the dominant city.
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What about Macedonia?
• In the 4th Century BC, the rest of Greece didn’t really pay much attention to Macedonia.
• They saw them as a disorganised tribe of Barbarians.
• Macedonia was constantly under threat from it’s rivals to the north.
• Athens controlled much of the Aegean Sea which limited Macedonia's influence on the region.
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Task 2• Study source 2• Explain how this information helps
explain Macedonia’s limited influence on the rest of Greece.
• What problems would a new king of Macedonia face?
• (include ALL possible points)
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Plenary• Summarise the
strengths and weakness of Macedonia in the 4th Century BC.