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THE BATTLE OF MARATHON Name: _______________________________________________________________ 1. Draw a map showing Greece, Persia, and the location of Athens. 2. What did the Persians think the Athenians would do and why? ___________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did the Greeks respond to the Persian demands of gifts of “earth and water ? ____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Where did Darius decide to land his Persian troops to attack Athens? ______________________________ 5. Who was the former Athenian king that helped the Persians? _____________________________________ 6. Where were the Spartans and why didn’t they come? ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What were the Greek armies called and why? __________________________________________________ 8. What was the name of the formation they fought in and why was it effective? _________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Was Darius’ army unified or diverse? Why did the Greeks have an advantage in motivation? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why did the Athenians have an advantage over the Persians in the field? Why did they wait? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Explain the Persian plan for winning the battle. _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Miltiades was brilliant. What did he do to win the battle? ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Could you walk 800 yards, then sprint 100 yards, then fight, wearing 75 pounds of equipment? Try it for extra credit and let me know! Yes _____ No _____ 14. In your opinion, using what you learned, why did Athens beat the Persians? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What happened to Thidipides, the first Marathon runner, and why was it important? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Where did the Persians go? _______________________________________________________________
