Slide 1Pg. 286 Slide 2 THE PERSIAN EMPIRE Under Cyrus the Great, the Persians built an empire larger than any yet seen in the world! (559 to 530 B.C.). It was about the same…

Slide 1Greek National Heroes From Antiquity to Modern Times Slide 2 Greece: Land of Heroes The word “Hero” comes from an ancient greek word. So, Greece and heroes are…

Slide 1 Word Definition or accomplishmentPicture/symbol satrapies satrap Zoroastrianism Cyrus the Great Darius Xerxes Themistocles Ch 4 Sec 3: Persia Attacks the Greeks!…

Slide 1Victory and Defeat in the Greek World Chapter 5 Section 3 Slide 2 Things to keep in mind What were the results of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars? Why did Athens…

Slide 1 Alexander the Great Slide 2 Hellenic Minoans through the death of Alexander the Great Hellenistic Death of Alexander the Great through defeat by Rome Slide 3 Alexander…

Slide 1 The Golden Age of Athens Slide 2 The Greeks Clash with the Persians  You already know about the Persian Empire. At the time, Athens was growing more powerful,…

Slide 1 Ancient Greece Slide 2 What is a city-state? It is a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit Slide 3 In Classical Greece (2,000-300…

Slide 1 Constructing Classical Greece: From City-States to Alex the Great Slide 2 The First Greeks Minoans pass along their culture to the Mycenaeans: 1.The value of seaborne…

The Persian War How did the Greeks defeat the most powerful empire in the world? 500 â 499 B.C.: The Ionian Revolt Ionian states revolt against Persian conquerors Athens…

Part 1: Greece Part 2: Alexander the Great Greece Indo-European people Balkan Peninsula and Aegean Sea Commerce/Manufacturing through empire Agriculture basis Minoan Civilization…