Name:___________________Per._________Date:________________
Persian Wars Timeline: 499-479 B.C.E.
1. Persian Empire conquers Greek colonies in __________________ 546 B.C.E.
2. In 499 B.C.E. _________________ revolt w/ help from Athenians. (navy).
3. After success, Athens ________________________, leaving Ionians alone.
Persia ends revolt in 493 B.C.E.
4. In 490 B.C.E. Darius lands at ____________________ hoping to punish
Athenians for helping Ionians.
5. _______________________ creates excellent strategy and defeats Persian
Empire even though they were outnumbered almost 3-1.
6. Darius _____________________ before he can return to try again.
7. In 480 B.C.E., ______________________, Darius's son, leads attack on
Greece in his father's honor.
8. Leonidas leads the Greeks against Xerxes' army at
____________________________ (Outnumbered 50-1). The entire Spartan
force is killed, but the fight bought much needed time for the rest of Greece to
prepare.
9. Xerxes burns the empty city of ________________________, including the
Acropolis.
10. Xerxes' navy is lured into the narrows off of __________________, and
destroyed by the Athenian "wooden wall" (navy) which was outnumbered 2-1.
The Persian Wars Mnemonics
- The Persian Wars were fought in the M.T.S. of
Greece.
1. Marathon
2. Thermopylae
3. Salamis
- There was an M.D. (medical doctor) at Marathon.
1. Miltiades
2. Darius
- The hearts of the Spartans at Thermopylae were
X.L. (extra large)
1. Xerxes
2. Leonidas
- The Athenian Navy stood X.T. (extra tall) at
Salamis
1. Xerxes
2. Themistocles