Ancient Greece: Section 4

Reorder the statements to show why the Persian Wars began.

• The Persians had conquered Greek colonies along the coast of Asia Minor.

• The Persians wanted to make the Greeks pay for interfering in their Empire.

• The Greeks helped those colonies revolt against the Persians.

Which of the following best defines a hoplite?

• An ancient Greek heavily armed warrior.

• The market and meeting place in Athens.

• The high point of the city-state.

• An ancient Greek warship designed to ram and sink enemy ships.

Click on the picture of a Greek hoplite.

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Which of the following best defines a phalanx?

• A type of ancient weapon used in battle.
• A military formation of soldiers arranged in close ranks, with shields overlapping.

• A formation of cavalry soldiers on horseback.
• A strategy for naval warfare.

Click on the picture of the Greek phalanx.

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The​ (a)   won the battle of Marathon and forced the​ (b)   to return to​ (c)   .

• Greeks
• Persians
• Asia Minor
• Egyptians
• India
• Rome

The Marathon race began because a Greek messenger named​ (a)   ran ​ (b)   miles from ​ (c)   to​ (d)   to announce the Greek ​ (e)   .

• Pheidippides
• 26.2
• Marathon
• Athens
• victory
• Leonidas
• Themistocles
• 12.5
• 652
• Sparta

The Nike athletic company chose its name because in ancient Greece, Nike was the goddess of ___

• strength
• speed
• wisdom
• victory

The Nike athletic company created the "swoosh" symbol as its logo from a characteristic of the Greek goddess Nike. Click on the point that the Nike "swoosh" symbol originates from.

What did the Athenians build to celebrate their victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon and to give honor to Athena?

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