1. which side will you be working with? (central or allied powers) 2. identify ten events and/or battles that played a significant role in the events of the war for your side: 3. complete the outline map shown below by displaying events/battles. enter the number of the country where each event/battle occurred. 4. compose a detailed description about each of the events, their absolute and/or relative locations, and the significance each event had on the war effort for your side.

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon