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Entry Slip #1. Identify at least one expectation I have of you in this classroom. Explain the importance of expectations Discussion as a class and review of expectations. Hello, Sports fans!. Warm up activity : Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Lions and Wild Cats.

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  1. Entry Slip #1 • Identify at least one expectation I have of you in this classroom. • Explain the importance of expectations • Discussion as a class and review of expectations

  2. Hello, Sports fans! Warm up activity: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Lions and Wild Cats. Highlight the teams in different colors!

  3. Textbook Activity: • Read pages 260-263 and answer questions in complete sentences.

  4. A long time ago, on a continent far, far away…

  5. Persian Wars

  6. Introduction to the Persian Wars Read handout and take notes in your interactive notebook 28.1

  7. The Persians • The Persian Empire was the largest and most powerful empire of its day. Map of Persian Empire at the time of the Persian Wars (490-479 B.C.)

  8. About the Persian Empire • The Persians started out as a small tribe in present-day Iran • They built a large empire by conquering their neighbors • Persian archers won many battles by unleashing a storm of arrows before their enemies were close enough to use their spears • At its height, it was one of the largest empires the world has ever known • It conquered Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and parts of India and Europe

  9. About the Persian Empire and King Darius • King Darius was one of the Persian Empire’s greatest kings • He divided the empire into 20 provinces • He established a tax collection system and appointed officials to rule local areas • He allowed conquered areas to keep their own customs and religions

  10. Look at the picture of…Darius at a war council • Pick out 8 details • Draw a Line to each • Label it • 28.2 • Write 3 guesses about what is happening in the picture

  11. Ionian Revolt • The Ionian Revolt began in 499 B.C.E. and it marked the beginning of the Greek-Persian wars • In 546 B.C.E., the Persians had conquered the wealthy Greek settlement of Ionia • The Persians took the Ionians’ farmland and harbors • They forced the Ionians to pay tributes (goods) • The Ionians also had to serve in the Persian army

  12. Ionian Revolt continued • The Ionians knew they could not defeat the Persians by themselves, so they asked mainland city-states of Greece to help • Athens sent soldiers and a small fleet of ships to help • Unfortunately for the Ionians, the Athenians went home after have some success and the small Ionian army had to fight alone • In 493 B.C.E., the Persians defeated the Ionians and punished them by destroying the city of Miletus • Many of the Ionians were sold into slavery

  13. Greek soldiers were known as “hoplites”. Greek phalanxes in battle. Phalanx • The Greek fighting forces were arranged in phalanxes, or tight rectangular blocks of men with long spears.

  14. Greek phalanx from the side showing men in the back.

  15. Brainstorm: • List 3 facts you just learned and 1 thing you are confused about

  16. Look at the picture of…The Battle of Marathon • Pick out 8 details • Draw a Line to each • Label it • Write 3 guesses about what is happening in the picture 28.3

  17. Battle of Marathon • Persian army has 20,000 men. • Athenians send out a force of 10,000 to meet them.

  18. The Battle of MarathonHow It Began • After the Ionian Revolt, King Darius decided to conquer the city-states of mainland Greece • He sent messengers to ask for presents of Greek earth and water • The present were to be a sign that the city-states accepted Persian rule • The Greeks refused to pay the tributes of earth and water, and legend has it they threw the messengers in pits and wells saying, “If you want Greek earth and water, help yourselves!”

  19. Battle of Marathon • Darius was furious, so in 490 B.C.E. he sent a large army of foot soldiers and cavalry across the Aegean Sea by boat to Greece • The army assembled on the plain of Marathon • Greek commanders decided to fight the Persians at Marathon

  20. Battle of MarathonHelp from Sparta? • The Athenians were so desperate for help during the battle they sent a runner to Sparta • He ran for 2 days and 2 nights • When he arrived the Spartans were taking part in a religious festival • They told him they could not leave Sparta until the next full moon

  21. The Battle of MarathonHow the Greeks Won • The Athenians and their allies had to face the Persians alone • The Greeks spread themselves out across a narrow valley and for days both sides hesitated to attack • Finally, the Greeks decided to attack • The center part of the Greek line advanced and when the Persians came to the center to meet them, the left and right sides of the Greek army attacked • Soon the Persians were running for their ships

  22. Then, the Spartans showed up just in time for the Battle of Thermopylae… 10 years later. Sorry we’re late, what did we miss????

  23. Exit Slip • Use your knowledge of our last lesson topic when we compared two city-states- Athens and Sparta. • Do you think it was “mean” of Sparta to not support Athens right away in the Battle of Marathon? • Write 3-4 COMPLETE sentences explaining your answer

  24. Warm up Discussion • What was the Battle of Marathon? • Who was involved? • When did the Spartans finally get involved?

  25. Turn to the picture ofThe Battle of Thermopylae • Pick out 8 details • Draw a Line to each • Label it • Write 3 guesses about what is happening in the picture • 28.4

  26. The Battle of Thermopylae Read handout and complete graphic Organizer/ guided notes

  27. Xerxes I. 10 Years Later...Round TwoBattle of Thermopylae • Darius I had died, and his son Xerxes I was now King of Persia. • Xerxes still wanted to add Greece to the giant Persian Empire. • He sent troops over land to invade Greece in 480 B.C. • This time, the Spartans were on the ball, and met the Persians in a narrow pass at Thermopylae.

  28. Route of Xerxes I to Thermopylae and beyond in 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae • Xerxes led men by land and sea to attack Greece. • His army totaled c. 250,000 men. • They met 7,000 Greeks at Thermopylae. • The Greeks held them off for three days.

  29. Leonidas. Battle of Thermopylae • The Greeks were led by the Spartan general Leonidas. • The Persians sent their best soldiers, called “The Immortals”, but they were held off. • Eventually a Greek traitor showed Xerxes a way around Thermopylae.

  30. Battle of Thermopylae (Cont.) • Leonidas realized his forces were surrounded. • He ordered the other Greeks to retreat. • He and his Spartans sacrificed themselves. • All 300 died !!

  31. Exit Slip: • Think- Ink- Say: • How were the Persians eventually able to defeat the Spartans? • How were the Spartans able to hold off such a large Persian army?

  32. Entry Slip • Think- Pair- Share • Identify the key people in the Battle of Thermopylae. • How many men fought that battle?

  33. Look at the picture of…Battle of Salamis • Pick out 8 details • Draw a Line to each • Label it • Write 3 guesses about what is happening in the picture 28.5

  34. The Battle of SalamisAthens Burns • When the news of the slaughter at Thermopylae reached Athens, the citizens panicked • They boarded ships and sailed to nearby islands • The left in such a hurry they had to leave their pets behind and legend has it one loyal dog followed a ship the whole way to its destination where it died on the shore • Only a small army was left to defend Athens and within two weeks Athens was burned to the ground

  35. The Battle of SalamisThe Navy to the Rescue • An Athenian navy leader, Themistocles, thought he knew of a way to beat the Persians • He wanted to fight the Persians in the narrow channels between the islands and the mainland • The Persians would find it hard to maneuver their ships

  36. The Battle of SalamisTricking the Persians • For the Greeks plan to work, they had to get the Persian ships into the channel near a place called Salamis • Themistocles decided to set a trap so he sent a loyal slave to deliver a message to Xerxes • The message said Themistocles wanted to change sides and join the Persians • The message said if the Persians attacked now, half of the Greek sailors would surrender

  37. The Battle of SalamisOutcome • Xerxes fell for the trick • As the Persians approached, the Greek ships seemed to retreat but this was just another trick to draw Persians further into the channel • Soon the Greeks had them surrounded • The Greek ships had wooden rams in the front and they rammed the Persian boats, crushing their hulls and sending 300 ships to the bottom of the sea • The Greeks lost 40 ships but managed to defeat the Persian army

  38. The Battle of Plataea Read the handout and complete section of reading guide… Answer the Question in your guided notes: How did the Greeks win the Battle of Platea?

  39. Exit Slip: • Pick 1 battle and write down 3 Key facts about that battle.

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