Understanding the Persian War Assignment to hand in: Summary of an assigned event from the Persian Wars, &

1. 
   Read the "Background" for each event discussed in the Persian War below.
   
2. 
   Look at the corresponding picture and read the text that follows.
   
3. 
   Click on the website links as well to better your understanding of each event. You may want to watch some of the videos at home.
   
4. 
   Complete the Basketball Metaphor Activity linked above.
   
5. 
   Using the Event you were assigned, work with your partner to create a way to summarize that event. Here are some ideas:
   

1. 
   Pretend you were a news reporter for a Greek or Persian newspaper during the time of the Persian Wars. Write a 50-100 word news update for the Greek or Persian people back home about your event. Remember your audience.
   
2. 
   Write a song lyrics describing what happened during your event.
   
3. 
   Create a PowerPoint, using visuals, to summarize your event.
   
4. 
   Draw a cartoon history of your event, summarizing visually and with captions.
   
5. 
   If you can think of another way to summarize your event, go for it.
   

This is a picture of the Grand Palace at Persepolis, the capital of the Persian Empire. Reliefs depicting Persian kings decorated the steps leading to the entrance of the palace, such as the roof and lions shown in the drawing. The courtyard and one of the smaller palaces that surrounded the main palace are also shown.

This is a relief of the Persian king Darius I seated on a cushioned throne and holding a staff and flower, two traditional symbols of royal power in Persia. The subject approaching Darius to offer tribute stands behind two incense burners, which were intended to keep visitors a respectful distance from the king. Persian subjects like the one shown here were obligated to offer tribute to the king annually. The Ionians revolted against Darius because they did not want to observe this custom.

This is a drawing of the Battle of Marathon with the Greeks dressed in red, the Persians in blue. One of the warships that carried the Persians to Greece is shown at left, and the battle field is visible at right. The confrontation shown here took place after the Greek leader Militiades learned that the Persians had sent their calvalry ahead to Athens, reducing their strategic advantage on the flat, open battlefield.

This is a drawing of the Battle of Thermopylae with the Persians in the foreground and the Greeks in the background. This drawing shows the narrow pass that made it difficult for the larger Persian army to overwhelm the Greeks early in the battle.

This is an engraving of the Battle of Salamis showing Greek warships destroying Persian warships at close range.

Website Links:
Battle of Salamis - Wikipedia (good overview)
Salamis (overview)

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