CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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After the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight?
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They used their navy.
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They agreed to surrender.
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They attacked several islands.
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They hid out in the mountains.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Athens was a grand and impressive city in comparison to other Greek city-states before its destruction. However, the rebuilding of Athens after the Persian Wars resulted in Athens becoming a much more impressive city that had a long-lasting influence on Greek architecture.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the second Persian invasion of Greece was halted, Sparta withdrew from the Delian League and reformed the Peloponnesian League with its original allies. Many Greek city-states had been alienated from Sparta following the violent actions of Spartan leader Pausanias during the siege of Byzantium.
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