GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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How did the Persian War affect the balance of power among the Greek city-states?
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The city-states came away equal in victory.
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Sparta rose as Athens fell in power.
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Athens dominated over other city-states.
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Ionian Greece fell to the Persians.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These Greco-Persian wars had major impacts on the Greek city-states by shifting balances of power and letting Athens rise to become the most powerful of the Greek cities. Before the Persian invasions, Greece was very decentralized but Sparta was generally recognized as the hegemon (the most powerful city).
Detailed explanation-2: -What was the main result of the Persian Wars? The Greek city-states became divided.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Persian wars, the Persians burned Athens to the ground, in 480 B.C.E, after defeating the Greeks in the Battle of Thermopylae. The Greeks eventually defeated the Persians, but the wars left Athens in ruins.
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