GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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TRUE or FALSE:King Xerxes led Persia into mainland Greece during the Second Persian War.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 480 BC, Xerxes personally led the second Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest ancient armies ever assembled.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Persian army led by Xerxes I defeated Greek forces led by the Spartan king Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae.
Detailed explanation-3: -Xerxes had spent years planning his invasion of Greece. It was to be his ‘divine punishment’ for his father Darius’ crushing defeat at Marathon in 490 BC. Now, a decade later, he had spared no expense in preparing a vast expeditionary force.
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