Battle of Salamis 11.11

Question 1

When did the Battle of Salamis take place?

Answer 1

September 480 BCE

Question 2

What happened by the time Xerxes and his army reached Athens in Battle of Salamis

Answer 2

By the time Xerxes+ his army reached Athens, most of city population was evacuated by help of Greek navy.

Question 3

What was happening while the Persians looted and burned the city of Athens?

Answer 3

While the Persians were looting+ burning Athens, Greeks fleed to island of Salamis, 16 kms west of Athens, then prepared for battle again.

Question 4

The Persian navy was tricked into entering _____ and how was it a trick?

Answer 4

The Persian navy was tricked into entering the narrow Straits of the Salamis.

It was a trick bc their big fleet made it impossible to operate their ships thru properly.

Question 5

What did the Greeks do when the Persian navy was struggling to manouevre their ships properly?

Answer 5

The Greeks took advantage of the Persians struggle to maneuver their ships through the narrow Straits of the Salamis and attacked.

The Greeks captured and sinked over 300 persian ships, and won the Battle of Salamis.

Question 6

What happened after the Greeks won the Battle of Salamis?

Answer 6

The Persians did not want to rule the Aegean region anymore

Question 7

List events of the Battle of Salamis in order

Answer 7

1.) Greeks regroup – Leonidas’ stand at Thermopylae gave them time.

2.) Persians burn Athens – But most people had already escaped.

3.) Greeks go to Salamis – They got ready for battle on the island.

4) Persians enter the narrow Straits of Salamis, and bc it was so narrow the big ships and big fleets could not move properly

5) The Greeks take advantage of the Persians finding it hard to move through the narrow Strait of Salamis and attack.

6) The Greeks sink and capture over 300 Persian ships.

7) Greeks win

8) Persians give up on ruling Aegean region ends