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Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?

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Athens

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This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.

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Sparta

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Which of the following statements is true concerning the Greco-Persian Wars? The Persians defeated the Greek city-states, Athens started its decline after the end of the war, Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians, Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians

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Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians

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The winner of the Greco-Persian Wars was ______________________.

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Greece

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The Persian leader who fought against Sparta AND Athens in the Battle of Thermopylae

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Xerxes I

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Sparta’s most glorious defeat took place at the battle of

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Thermopylae

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The Spartan king who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was

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Leonidas

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Why did the first Persian War start?

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Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.

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What was a cause of the Persian Wars?

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A revolt in a Greek colony lead Persia to invade

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Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars? Options: The Marathon, The Triathlon, The Olympics, The Pentathlon

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The Marathon