CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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In the 400s b.c., the Persians tried to expand ____
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in Europe and began by invading Greece
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in the east and invaded what is now Afghanistan
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in Africa and invaded North Africa
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in Europe and invaded Spain
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. was part of the first Persian invasion of Greece. The battle was fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica and marked the first blows of the Greco-Persian War.
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