Unit 2.6 The Persian Wars - Cause Effect Chart printable pdf download

Unit 2.6 The Persian Wars - Cause Effect Chart

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Unit 2.6 The Persian Wars - Cause Effect Chart - worth 5 pts - Pg 138

Cause

Effect

The Greeks of Ionia, unhappy with Persian

rule and wanting independence, rebelled in

499 BC. Faced with a much larger Persian

army, they asked their fellow Greeks for

help.

Effect

Cause

In 490 BC, the Persians set out to fulfill

Darius’s plans for revenge. A huge fleet

carrying tens of thousands of Persian troops

set out for Greece.

The fleet came ashore near a town called

Marathon not far from Athens.

Cause

Effect

To slow down the Persians, a group of Spartans

and their allies gathered in a mountain pass at

Thermopylae (thuhr-MAHpuh-lee), The Spartans

held off the entire Persian army for several days.

Their sacrifice bought time for the Greeks’

defense.

Effect

Cause

The Persians attacked and burned Athens, but

needed their fleet to bring them additional

supplies. Not wanting the Persians to get what

they needed, a clever Athenian commander lured

the Persian fleet into the narrow Strait of Salamis

near Athens.

Cause

Effect

Athens and Sparta became the two most

powerful and influential city-states in Greece.

Athens eventually became the leading city-state.

After the Persian Wars, Athens entered a golden

age, an age in which it was the center of Greek

culture and politics.

Each Block is worth 1 pt if filled out correctly. Answers will vary, but use the textbook.

Unit 2.6 The Persian Wars - Cause Effect Chart