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WORLD HISTORY
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The city-state attributed as the birthplace of democracy. After defeating the Persian forces at Marathon, the Hoplite Soldiers quickly ran back to protect their city-state. Pericles, Socrates, & Plato were all from this city-state.
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Athens
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Sparta
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Crete
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Thales
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Greeks living in Persia along the Aegean coast in Asia Minor were called Ionians. The Ionians started a revolt in 499 BC, led by Aristagoras, the tyrant of Miletus, an Ionian city-state in the Persian Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the battle at Marathon, the Athenian hoplites decisively defeated the Persians, despite being vastly outnumbered. About 6, 500 Persians were killed in the battle, while the Athenians lost only 192 men.
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