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WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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TRUE or FALSE:The Athenians were a day late to the Battle of Marathon.
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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: -The Cause of the Battle of Marathon The Battle of Marathon was fought because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 490 BC battle, in which the Athenian army defeated an invading band of Persians at the seaside plain of Marathon, was the first time that the Greeks had bested the Persians on land.
Detailed explanation-3: -Miltiades the Younger, (born c. 554 bc, Athens [Greece]-died probably 489 bc, Athens), Athenian general who led Athenian forces to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490.
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