Key Topics

1. Athens, 500 BC - 450 BC
2. The Ionian Revolt
3. The Battle of Thermopylae
4. The Battle of Marathon
5. The Battle of Salamis : one of the consequences of this battle was that nearly all of the Phoenician navy was destroyed. The Phoenicians had already been conquered and made part of the Persian Empire, so were fighting for Persia. Until this time they had been the major sea-faring force in the Mediterranean, both for trade and for founding colonies. After the battle of Salamis, the colony at Carthage, on the coast of North Africa, was cut off from Phoenician support and had to became self-sufficient. In time, Carthage became the leading sea-power of the Mediterranean, until the Carthaginians and the Romans fought the Punic Wars (see Week 10)
6. The Battle of Plataea
7. Themistocles
8. Xerxes - Ahasuerus
9. Esther : The setting of the Story of Esther is shortly after the Battle of Salamis. The feast which Xerxes gave (Esther, chapter 1) was intended to divert the attention of his people from the defeat they had just suffered. This also helps to explain Xerxes' reaction when Vashti did not obey his commands.
10. Shushan / Susa
11. Purim

Scripture and Apocrypha Readings

• Esther
• The Rest of Esther (in the Apocrypha)

Textbook Readings

The text book does not show Page numbers very well - they are inside the logo on the top of the page - but the Maps are numbered clearly. It is easier to find sections by following the Map numbers

• Chart 14, page 166 - The kings of Persia
• Darius I and Xerxes I - page 167

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This Week's Assignment

Write an account (3 - 10 pages) on the Greek-Persian Wars
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@mail2world.com. Please use all 3 email addresses in case any of the mailboxes go down.