CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Persian Empire had a full-time professional army; Athens had a volunteer army.
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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: -Persia maintained a full-time, paid, professional army, whereas Greece’s army consisted of citizens called to serve only during times of war.
Detailed explanation-2: -When they arrived at the city of Athens, they found it deserted. The people of Athens had fled. The Athenian fleet, however, was waiting off the coast by the island of Salamis. The much larger Persian fleet attacked the small Athenian ships.
Detailed explanation-3: -Athens thus fell to the Persians; the small number of Athenians who had barricaded themselves on the Acropolis were eventually defeated, and Xerxes then ordered the destruction of Athens.
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