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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Athens and Sparta

Question 6 • 2026_SUMMER 305_CR_2109010-M/J World History B

What allowed the small Greek army to hold off the larger Persian army for three days?

Answer
A
The Greeks fought the Persians in a small mountain pass.
B
The Greeks battled the Persians on a beach near the boats.
C
The Greeks hid from the Persians so they could not be found.
D
The Greeks tricked the Persians and attacked them from behind.

Explanation

The Greeks held the narrow pass at Thermopylae, where the Persian army could not bring its much larger numbers to bear all at once. The mountain pass therefore helped the smaller Greek force hold off the Persians for three days. Choice A, “The Greeks fought the Persians in a small mountain pass,” gives the reason.

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