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Greece and Persia - Maria Fernanda Lima Ocampo - Coggle Diagram
Greece and Persia 
Persia Becomes an Empire
Cyrus the Great
In 550 BC, Cyrus II lead a Persia revolt against the Mendes. His victory marked the beginning of the Persian Empire. Because of his great successes, historians call him Cyrus the Great.
The Persian Army
Cyrus was successful in his conquest because his army was strong. It was strong because it was well organized and loyal. The army had a powerful calvary, a unit of soldiers who ride horses.
Early in their history the Persians were an unorganized nomadic people but this little by little changed and the Persians created a huge empire.
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The Battle of Marathon
This invasion began a series of wars between Persia and Greece that historians call the Persian Wars
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Darius invaded Greece, ha and his army sailed to the plains of Marathon near Athens.
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