Why was the Age of Exploration important to the development of a connected global economy?
A. It led European countries to import more essential goods and
export fewer luxury products.
B. It convinced European leaders to grant their overseas colonies
greater economic freedom.
C. It encouraged European governments to place strict limits on
merchants in their territories.
D. It helped European trading companies establish trade routes to
Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

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