Ch. 7 Section 3
The Persian
Empire
Persia
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Cyrus the Great
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The country located in
what is today
southwestern Iran
The leader that united
the Persians into a
powerful kingdom
The Persian
Empire
Persians built
miles of roads
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Satrapies
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To connect their vast
landholdings
Royal Road had roadside
stations
The name of the 20 states
of the Persian Empire
Ruled by a satrap
The Persian
Empire
Zoroastrianism
 Persian
religion
The Persian
Wars
Marathon

Named after the
journey made by the
messenger
Pheidippides (ran from
Marathon to Athens)
The Persian
Wars
Xerxes

Son of Darius who
vowed revenge against
the Athenians
The Persian
Wars
ThermopylaePersian

Sparta
Athens
Strait of Salamis
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Narrow pass through the
mountains that was easy
to defend
Sent soldiers
Provided a navy
Place where the Greek
fleet attacked the Persian
fleet
The Persian
Wars
Battle of
Plataea
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Turning point for the Greeks
Convinced the Persians to
retreat to Asia Minor
The Persian
Wars
Fall of
Persian
Empire
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High taxes angered the
people, which caused many
rebellions
The Persian royal family
fought over who was to be
king