1. The war that changed the course of history
The Greek Persian War
The war that changed the course of history

2. Themistocles Athenian leader
Democratic leader who was a more common man not aristocracy
Had great war strategies

3. Knew Persian wouldn’t come by land again
Convinced Athens to build over 200 trirene in case Persians came again
Ship’s purpose is to be used to ram ships and make them sink

4. Persians are coming Total terror Went to the Oracle at Dephi
These are people who were believed to tell the future.
The Oracles said there would be total disaster

5. Themistocles was convinced that wasn’t the right answer
Returned to the Oracle
This time said a wooden wall would not fail
Themistocles interpreted that as his 200 trirenes

6. The Solution Athens would evacuate all
Women and children would leave the city
All men would go to the island of Salamis

7. The Plan Is daring and dangerous
It is requiring total sacrifice by all
If they lose, they will lose everything….even their lives

8. The Abandoned Athens Persian enter it
Go up to the religious buildings on the Acropolis
The city is burned to the ground
All seems lost
They are outnumbered 4 to 1

9. Solution

11. Because Athens won against the Persians
Athens is paid to use their strong navy to protect the Greek colonies near the Persian Empire in Asia Minor.

12. Some immediate effects were:
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Some immediate effects were:
Athens gained wealth
Became the major naval power
Built more ships

13. The second stage of effects were:
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The second stage of effects were:
Athens used wealth to build buildings
They controlled the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Region

14. Because Athens traded with all the civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea:

15. The first effects were:
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The first effects were:
Athens gained goods
Gained many allies around the Aegean Sea
Gained wealth
Gained ideas

16. The effects of goods, wealth, allies and ideas led to:
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The effects of goods, wealth, allies and ideas led to:
Became the super power of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Controlling economics

17. Because Athens has strong leadership during and after the Persian War…

18. The effects were: They won the war
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The effects were:
They won the war
The Persians left them alone and all their resources could go towards building.

19. Athens controlled supreme as a central government power
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The final effect was:
Athens controlled supreme as a central government power
More democracies developed in other city-state and around the colonies