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What factor led the Greeks and Persians to organize their cities in very different ways?
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The Greeks settled on the seaboard and river valleys, and each group formed independent city-states - a defensible commercial city surrounded by arable lad. The Persians were people of the mountains and plains, rather than cities, and the empire they established was widespread and similar - the cities were centres of governance and commerce, rather than the core of the separate states as the Greeks did.
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Why were the Marathon and the Thermopylae important to the Persian War?
They were rallying calls for the Greeks. The Athenian success at Marathon demonstrated to the other Greek cities that the Persians could be beaten. Thermopylae became another symbol for Greek steadfastness which was used by the Greeks for propaganda on the superiority of the Greek warrior.
Who was the first cities to invaded by the Persians?
The initial Persian expansion was against the cities of Mesopotamia.
When did the Persians invade Greece?
In 499 BC several Greek cities in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian rule. To help their fellow Greeks, a few city-states in mainland Greece sent soldiers to join the fight against the Persians. The Persians put down the revolt, but Darius was still angry with the Greeks. Although the cities that had rebelled were in Asia, Darius was enraged that other Greeks had given them aid. He swore to get revenge on the Greeks.
Why should the Greeks have surrendered to the Persians?
The Persians wanted a peaceful world, and their aim was to put an end to the incessant fighting between the Greek cities which spilled over into the Persian empire's Greek cities. So perhaps Greece would have been spared the endliss ongoing wars which ravaged it if a Persian peace had been imposed. Of course the Greek cities which banded together to repel the Persians wouldn't see it that way. From a purely military perspective, the Persian army was also much larger and much more formidable than any Greek force that could be assembled to meet them. Surrendering in advance of the conflict would have prevented all of the possibly pointless loss of life from opposing the Persians.
Where did Greeks live?
The ancient Greeks lived in cities (poleis) along the coasts of the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
What was the main conflict between the Persians and Greeks the Greeks had land that the Persians wanted the Persians had land that the Greeks wanted the Greeks believed in freedom and self-gove?
The Persians wanted peace and prosperity in their empire. It included the Greek cities of Asia Minor, who were restive and were stirred up and supported by Greek cities of mainland Greece. The Persians concluded that the only way to get peace was to incorporate the mainland Greek cities in their empire and appoint Greek tyrants to each city to keep them quiet. Some of the cities joined the Persians, the southern city-states resisted, putting aside temporarily their usual fighting between themselves and spent 50 years warding off the Persian Empire. The Persians became tired of this and agreed to stay out of Greece, and left the Greek cities to go back to their usual fighting amongst each other. Athens kept hold of the Greek cities which had supported them in the defence against the Persian Empire and converted them into an empire of its own.
Did the Persians take over the Greeks from the east?
They incorporated the Greek cities in Asia Minor and the Islands into their empire. The mother cities in mainland Greece interfered on the side of these cities against the Persians who decided to bring those mainland cities within the em pire to create an ethnic frontier. This attempt failed.
How did the battle of Thermopylae help Athens though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
How did the battle of Thermopylae help even though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
What was the impact of the Persian War?
The Persians gave up trying the stop the Greeks disrupting peace by fighting amongst themselves. Having seen off the Persians the Greek cities went back to fighting each other, engaging in devastating wars. The Persians left them to it.
How did the Greeks defeat the Persians before their golden age?
They established naval supremacy which placed the Persians at such a disadvantage that they ceased trying to enforce peace on the Greek cities and left them to continue on their unceasing internal warfare against each other.
How did the battle of thermopylae help Athens even though though greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
How many Persians died from the 300 Greeks?
My guess is that you're talking about the Battle of Thermopylae. The Persians lost about 20,000 men, but there weren't "300 Greeks" ... there were 300 Spartans, in a mixed force totaling around 7,000 Greeks in all. They managed to hold off the Persian army for around a week, including two days of actual fighting.When the (much larger) Persian army found a way around the narrow pass to outflank the Greeks, the Spartan general Leonidas and a force of about 300 Spartans (and around 1200 other Greeks from various cities) remained to hold off the Persians while the bulk of the Greek force escaped to warn the cities of Greece that the Persians had taken the pass and were on their way. This rear guard was essentially annihilated on the third day of fighting. All told, the Greeks lost between 2,000 and 4,000 men in the battle.
Why were the Marathon and the Thermopylae important to the Persian War?
They were rallying calls for the Greeks. The Athenian success at Marathon demonstrated to the other Greek cities that the Persians could be beaten. Thermopylae became another symbol for Greek steadfastness which was used by the Greeks for propaganda on the superiority of the Greek warrior.
Who were the Greeks loyal to?
They were loyal to their gods, their families and also to their city-state unless someone offered them a large enough bribe. In the Persian invasion, a third of the cities accepted the bribe and joined the Persians. About 30 cities continues an opposition which was successful.
Why did Athens and Sparta join forces to fight the Persians?
Persia attempted to bring the mainland reek cities within its empire to enforce peace. The northern Greeks submitted, but the southern Greek cities, including Sparta and Athens, combined to repel the invasion.
What was the cost of the battle of Marathon?
The Persians decided that the Athenian victory would encourage all the Greeks to rise against them, and determined to bring all the Greek cities under control, by agreement or conquest. Some agreed , some resisted and the Persians invaded mainland Greece, culminating in the battles of Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. The Greco-Persians lasted from 499 to 449 BCE.
