Persia attacks the Greeks
Chapter 4 Section 3 Questions
1. 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? ___________________
The Persian Wars
Use the Chart to describe important details of each battle.
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
539 B.C.
521 B.C.
499 B.C.
480 B.C.
479 B.C.
334 B.C.
Events
490 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
Events
490 B.C.
539 B.C.
521 B.C.
499 B.C.
479 B.C.
334 B.C.
Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire;
Persian leaders
built roads.
480 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
Events
490 B.C.
539 B.C.
Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire;
Persian leaders
built roads.
480 B.C.
521 B.C.
499 B.C.
Darius
reorganized
government;
created 20
satrapies.
479 B.C.
334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
Events
490 B.C.
539 B.C.
Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire;
Persian leaders
built roads.
480 B.C.
521 B.C.
Darius
reorganized
government;
created 20
satrapies.
479 B.C.
499 B.C.
Athenian army
helped other
Greeks rebel
against Persia.
334 B.C.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
Events
490 B.C.
539 B.C.
Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire;
Persian leaders
built roads.
480 B.C.
521 B.C.
Darius
reorganized
government;
created 20
satrapies.
479 B.C.
499 B.C.
Athenian army
helped other
Greeks rebel
against Persia.
334 B.C.
Persia
attacked
Athens.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
Events
490 B.C.
Persia
attacked
Athens.
539 B.C.
Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire;
Persian leaders
built roads.
480 B.C.
521 B.C.
Darius
reorganized
government;
created 20
satrapies.
479 B.C.
499 B.C.
Athenian army
helped other
Greeks rebel
against Persia.
334 B.C.
King Xerxes took
revenge against
Greeks @
Thermopylae;
burned Athens.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
Events
490 B.C.
Persia
attacked
Athens.
539 B.C.
Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire;
Persian leaders
built roads.
480 B.C.
King Xerxes took
revenge against
Greeks @
Thermopylae;
burned Athens.
521 B.C.
Darius
reorganized
government;
created 20
satrapies.
479 B.C.
499 B.C.
Athenian army
helped other
Greeks rebel
against Persia.
334 B.C.
Greeks united
to defeat
Persians @
Plataea.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
Chapter 4 Section 3
Is about …
In Section 3 we will discuss the Persian Empire and their Wars with the Ancient Greeks.
Date
Events
490 B.C.
Persia
attacked
Athens.
539 B.C.
Cyrus’s armies
expanded empire;
Persian leaders
built roads.
480 B.C.
King Xerxes took
revenge against
Greeks @
Thermopylae;
burned Athens.
521 B.C.
Darius
reorganized
government;
created 20
satrapies.
479 B.C.
Greeks united
to defeat
Persians @
Plataea.
499 B.C.
Athenian army
helped other
Greeks rebel
against Persia.
334 B.C.
Alexander the
Great conquered
weakened Persia.
Why was it important for Sparta and Athens to unite during the Persian Wars?
What prompted Persian
rulers to build roads?
The needed to connect
their vast Empire.
What 2 factors weakened
the Persian Empire?
The Greeks defeated the
Persian Army; internal
problems: higher taxes &
struggle over the throne.