Thursday, March 21, 2019

Greece powerpoint part 4


  • persian empire vs Greece
    • greece appears little and insignificant
    • persian empire is huge
    • persian have a huge army and nearly unlimited resource
  • greek army
    • iron weapons menat ordinary citizens could afford to arm themselves
    • foot soilders (hoplites) trained from an early age
    • armed with spears, swords, and shields
    • often fought in a phalanx formation
    • home feild advantage
    • motivated to preserve democracy, which made them win the war
  • persian army
    • first archers
    • then cavalry
    • then lightly armored infantry
    • huge number
    • a long way from home
    • professional army (mercenaries, paid to fight)


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