CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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put down a revolt of Ionian Greeks
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defeat revolts in Babylon and Egypt
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support Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars
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build the Royal Road so his army could reach Greece
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Detailed explanation-1: -After three days of holding their own against the Persian king Xerxes I and his vast southward-advancing army, the Greeks were betrayed, and the Persians were able to outflank them. Sending the main army in retreat, Leonidas and a small contingent remained behind to resist the advance and were defeated.
Detailed explanation-2: -How successful was Xerxes I in the first part of his war with the Greeks? Modern scholars estimate that Xerxes I crossed the Hellespont with approximately 360, 000 soldiers and a navy of 700 to 800 ships, reaching Greece in 480 BCE. He defeated the Spartans at Thermopylae, conquered Attica, and sacked Athens.
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.