SOURCE6 This is a silver coin from around 324 BCE that shows two sides. One side has a ýgure on horseback, thought to be Alexander the Great. The other side shows a person wearing a Macedonian cloak, Greek armour and a Persian headdress, holding a thunderbolt. These are believed to be the only images of Alexander from his lifetime.
4.10 SkillBuilder activity CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES Your task is to identify important events in this lesson and explain if one caused another. Just because one event happens after another doesn’t mean it caused it. For example, the Greek victory over the Persians did not cause the Peloponnesian Wars. You can use a table like this one. The ýrst entry is already done for you. Event or change Cause or causes Effect or effects
Greek cities of Anatolia revolted against Persia.
Athens provided help to those Greeks who saw the chance to break away from the Persian Empire.
The revolt failed and Persia took the offshore Greek islands.
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Name the modern countries that were part of the Persian Empire under Cambyses. 2. To prepare for the second Persian invasion of Greece, Xerxes built a þoating ___________ across the Hellespont, raised a huge ___________ and readied a great ___________ along the coast. 3. Identify why the Persian invasions of Greece failed. A. The Greek army was larger. B. The Persian þeet was wrecked in a storm. C. Their army wasn’t strong enough. D. The Persian þeet was wrecked in an explosion.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 7 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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