Theme 1: Reasons for Greek Victory in Persian Wars by

Theme 1: Reasons for Greek Victory in Persian Wars by https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH AS Ancient History en-us 2019-04-01 09:36:33 UTC 2019-04-01 13:27:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Factors affecting Greek Victory h_ziegler https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347080477 2019-04-01 09:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347080477 Superior Greek leadership h_ziegler https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347146789 2019-04-01 13:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347146789 Superior fighting equipment h_ziegler https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347146950 2019-04-01 13:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347146950 Fighting on home ground h_ziegler https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147051 2019-04-01 13:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147051 Greater will to fight (for selves/own freedom) h_ziegler https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147223 2019-04-01 13:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147223 Poor Persian leadership/tactics h_ziegler https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147640 2019-04-01 13:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147640 Strength of Athenian navy h_ziegler https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147882 2019-04-01 13:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347147882 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347150584 Battle of Salamis

Greek fleet prevailed due to their experience fighting in the narrow straits]]> 2019-04-01 13:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347150584 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347151753 Herodotus
Thermistocles encouraged the Athenians to spend their excess wealth of silver on a navy]]> 2019-04-01 13:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347151753 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347152664 Leonidas

Delayed the Persian forces at thermopylae to give preparation time to the Hellenic League.]]> 2019-04-01 13:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347152664 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347152916 Herodotus (when writing about Thermopylae)
Mentions how Xerxes’ tactic was to send wave after wave of troops at the Spartan front line, achieving very little]]> 2019-04-01 13:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347152916 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347153684 Themistocles

Managed to get the different greek states to work together (Herodotus)]]> 2019-04-01 13:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347153684 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347154175 The Greeks were equipped with much stronger armour and weaponry
The Persians were equipped to fight in desert terrain, meaning their armour and weapons were much lighter and did less to the well equipped Greeks]]> 2019-04-01 13:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347154175 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347155731 Retreating

Athenians were able to retreat into Laconia when Persia captured their city.
Meanwhile Persian forces were left stranded with nothing to fall back on e.g. After Plataea]]> 2019-04-01 13:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347155731 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347156022 Herodotus
The Spartans willing sacrificed themselves, with a few hundred other Greeks, to defend the pass at Thermopylae.
Even though they were heavily outnumbered they never retreated.]]> 2019-04-01 13:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347156022 https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347156682 Salamis

The victory at Salamis destroyed the Persian fleet which was a major turning point in the war]]> 2019-04-01 13:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/h_ziegler/Theme1_AS_AH/wish/347156682