persian wars. a new kind of army emerges iron replaces bronze, making arms and armor cheaper....
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Persian Wars
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A New Kind of Army Emerges
Iron replaces bronze, making arms and armor cheaper.
Soldiers from all social classes
Phalanx- formation of soldiers with spears, shields
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Phalanx
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• http://www.livius.org/pha-phd/phalanx/phalanx.html
Copy and paste the above link. Read about a phalanx and then answer the following questions.
– 1. What is the name for a soldier in a phalanx?
– 2. What sports is a hoplite battle similar to?
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Battle at Marathon
• http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/marathon.htm
• Copy and paste the above link. Read about the Battle of Marathon then answer the following questions.
– 3. What happened at Marathon?– 4. Who is Miltiades and why is he important to the Battle at
Marathon?– 5. Who won the Battle at Marathon?
– 6 . What is the significance of this battle?
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Pheidippides Brings News
• A runner name Pheidippides raced from Marathon to Athens to announce Greek victory.
• Marathon is 26 miles from Athens.
• This is where the modern day marathon comes from.
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Thermopylae
• http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id28.html
• Copy and paste the above link. Read about the battle at Thermopylae then answer the following questions.
• 7. # in Xerxes army? # of ships?• 8. # in Greek army? # of ships?• 9. What role did General Themistocles play?• 10. Why did the Greeks eventually lose the
battle of Thermopylae?
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Battle of Salamis
• http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id29.html
• Copy and paste the above address. After reading the entry, answer the following question.
• 11. Why was the Greek navy successful in destroying the Persian navy?
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Platea
• http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id30.html
• Copy and paste the above address. Read the entry and answer the following question.
• 12. The victory over Persia is considered one of the greatest victories of all Greek time. Why is that?
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• 13. Through out all of the battles, who had the greater advantage, the Persians or the Greeks?
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• http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/games/
• Copy and paste the above address.
• Scroll down to the bottom and play the game The Spartans.