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21st Century Lessons
Causes of the Persian War
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BROOKE FELDMAN
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Lesson Objective Students will be able to identify the political and historic causes of the Persian Wars
Lesson Description This is an introductory lesson about the Persian Wars. It is student-driven, as opposed to the traditional lecture-style introduction. First, the students review military vocabulary which will likely be familiar to them. Then, students become military strategists and analyze an overview of the Persian Wars. They read, annotate, and complete a graphic organizer. After, students share out to create a complete set of notes from the Greek and Persian perspectives. Last, students answer higher-level follow-up questions.
Lesson Overview (1 of 3)
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Lesson Vocabulary Offensive, defensive, strategy
Materials Red pen and blue pen; copies of all worksheets
Scaffolding Visuals, graphic organizers, teacher modeling
Enrichment Students could also identify and analyze the social and/or economic causes of the Persian Wars
Online Resources for Absent Students
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/persianwars.htm
Lesson Overview (2 of 3)
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Lesson Overview (3 of 3)
Common Core State Standard
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Before and After This lesson provides students the opportunity to explore causation in a meaningful and rigorous way. Before this lesson, students will know little about the Persian Wars and may or may not have studied any other ancient wars. After, students will be able to explain why this war took place. It is the first lesson in a three day sequence which will examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Persian Wars.
Topic Background The Persian Wars are documented in The Histories by Herodotus. You can find the full text online at http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.html
Warm Up
OBJECTIVE: SWBAT identify the political and historic causes of the Persian Wars
Agenda
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Match the terms in the box to the definitions below.
_____________________ A plan _____________________ Win_____________________ Loss_____________________ Attack_____________________ Protect
Challenge: Create one sentence that uses all 5 words from the box above.
Defeat Defensive Offensive Victory Strategy
Agenda:
1) Warm Up: Military terms matching
2) Launch: Setting the stage
3) Explore: Becoming a military strategist & Breaking down the causes
4) Summary: Reading and Notes
5) Practice: Create the class notes
6) Assessment: Follow up questions
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OBJECTIVE: SWBAT identify the political and historic causes of the Persian Wars
Launch: Setting the Stage
Agenda
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What do these images have in
common?
What do these images have in
common?
Explore: Becoming a Military Strategist
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Agenda
Explore: Assign the Sides
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Agenda
GreeceGreece PersiaPersia
Explore: Breaking down the Causes
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Agenda
Causes of War
HistoryPolitics
• Has to do with the government or laws TODAY
• Affects people’s lives TODAY
• Has to do with the PAST
• Can be any aspect of people’s lives in the past, for example the old laws or social issues
Summary: Reading and Notes
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Agenda
1. Read your overview on the causes of the Persian Wars2. As you read, underline political causes in blue3. As you read, underline historic causes in red4. Complete your graphic organizer
Political Factors 1 – 2 Sentence Summary How did this lead to war?If _________________________________________
___________________________________________,
then ______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Practice: Create the Class Notes
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Agenda
Basic Facts
Dates: 492 – 449/8 BCE
Location: Various, especially Greece, Thrace, Macedonia, and Asia Minor
Sides: Greece vs. Persia
Practice: Create the Class Notes
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Agenda
Causes of the Persian Wars; Persian Point of View
Political
Historic
Practice: Create the Class Notes
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Agenda
Causes of the Persian Wars; Greek Point of View
Political
Historic
Assessment: Follow up questions
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Agenda
Answer the questions using complete sentences.
1.Which Persian cause was most persuasive to you? Why?
1.Which Greek cause was most persuasive to you? Why?
1.Prediction: Which army do you think won the war? Why?
Homework: Create a Battle Plan
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Agenda
Military strategy based on Mediterranean geography
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