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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: -The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece.
Detailed explanation-2: -The invasion, consisting of two distinct campaigns, was ordered by the Persian king Darius the Great primarily in order to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria. These cities had supported the cities of Ionia during their revolt against Persian rule, thus incurring the wrath of Darius.
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