Social Sciences and History / Unit 3 SSH 0212 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Persian War and the Delian League
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The idea
When Ionia revolted, Darius moved against the Greek cities that helped, and the Greeks won. The anchor warns that the war was later recast as civilization against barbarism, a reading built on Greek sources alone.
In practice
Athens turning the Delian League from a defensive coalition into its own empire.
Where people slip
Victory bred confidence, and confidence bred the Classical Age's achievements and its wars.
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