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What did citizens of Athens value most?

A
military strength
B
the expansion of the empire
C
education and thinking
D
control over other city-states
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What did Spartans value most?

A
freeing enslaved people
B
building schools
C
creating a strong military
D
traveling to other cultures
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What happened after the Ionian revolt that led to the first battle of the Persian Wars?

A
The Persians attacked Athens and left it in ruins.
B
Darius I led the Persian army in an invasion of Marathon.
C
Leonidas marched his army to meet Xerxes I at Thermopylae.
D
The Greeks sailed their ships to Salamis and trapped the Persian ships.
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Why did the Persians struggle at the Battle of Marathon?

A
Their armor was too heavy for them to fight in.
B
Their ships could not get close enough to shore.
C
Their cavalry could not fit in the narrow mountain pass.
D
Their archers struggled to fight the Greek infantry at close range.
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What allowed the Persians to win the Battle of Thermopylae?

A
The Persians had stronger archers than the Greeks.
B
The Persians had many more soldiers than the Greeks.
C
The Persians’ ships were much faster than the Greeks’ ships.
D
The Persians fought the battle in an area of land that was to their advantage.
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What was the result of the Battle of Salamis?

A
The city of Athens escaped any harm.
B
The Greek navy helped defeat the Persians.
C
The Ionians revolted and turned away the Persians.
D
The large number of Persian soldiers overwhelmed the Greeks.
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What was the main result of the Persian Wars?

A
The Greek city-states became divided.
B
The Greeks stopped the invasion of the Persians.
C
The Persians took over the Greek city-states.
D
The Persian Empire fell under the rule of the Greeks.

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