Reasons for Xerxes failed expedition Flashcards
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Mycale
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The surprise
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Salamis
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Themistocles cunning
Greek’s navy skill
2
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Platea
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The loss of their commander
3
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Why the Greeks were at an advantage
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Were fighting for their homeland
Loved the idea of freedom
Always chose the best places that suited their troops
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Why the Persians lost
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They didn’t have the spirit
Fighting as slaves to heir master
Not there at their own free will
Members of a vast empire in which they had little belief
Hard to maintain supplies so far from Persia
Greece may not have been that important to Xerxes
