HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
a soldiers on horseback.
|
|
|
b Spartan women.
|
|
|
c aristocrats.
|
|
|
d foot soldiers
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Phalanx: ancient Greek expression to signify an organized, dense line of battle; the heavily armed infantry soldiers were known as hoplites.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the phalanx work? The shield wall: The soldiers in the front of the phalanx held their shields out in front of them, overlapping with the shields of the soldiers beside them. This created a solid wall of shields that was difficult for attackers to penetrate.
Detailed explanation-3: -phalanx, Tactical formation consisting of a block of heavily armed infantry standing shoulder to shoulder in files several ranks deep. First used by the Sumerians and fully developed by the ancient Greeks, it is viewed today as the beginning of European military development.