Powerpoint Notes

In class today, Mr. Schick read us a history of the Greece and Persian wars. Cyrus the Great started conquering many areas and conquered most of the known world. The Battle of Marathon was part of the Persian wars. Darius was the king of Persia during the Battle of Marathon. Xerxes was the king after Darius. He created and army as sson as he came into power.  His army included: about 100,000 to 180,000 men, and a fleet of about 600 ships.Peloponnese, Greece had a narrow pass to the mainland of Greece. It was where the Spartains lived. Herodotus was a historian of ancient Greece. He was also a sociologist. Greece did not get along with eachother.