CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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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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Detailed explanation-1: -They strengthened the power and self-confidence of Athens in the first self-preservation exercise after the era of the tyrannical rulers. The city could, based on its military success in these wars, attain after 477 B.C. a political and economic supremacy for a while among the Greeks.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Delian League was founded in 478 BCE following the Persian War to be a military alliance against any enemies that might threaten Ionian Greeks. It was led most notably by Athens, who protected all members unable to protect themselves with its massive and powerful navy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Athens was thus evacuated again, and the Persians marched south and re-took possession of it. Mardonius brought even more thorough destruction to the city. According to Herodotus, Mardonius “burnt Athens and utterly overthrew or demolished whatever wall or house or temple was left standing".
Detailed explanation-4: -The alliance of over 300 cities within the League would eventually be so dominated by Athens that, in effect, it evolved into the Athenian empire.