Question

Athens led a group of city-states following the
A.end of the Persian Wars.
B.end of the Delian League.
C.fall of Peloponnesus.
D.fall of Sparta

Answer 1

The correct answer is - A. end of the Persian Wars.

After the Persian Wars that lasted very long and cost a lot both in blood and economically, Athens was the city-state that became the leader in the region. Athens at this time was by far the most dominant city-state in Greece in every aspect, mostly economically and military, so it used this advantage to became the dominant force on the peninsula and put itself above the other city-states that were still recovering from the devastating effects of the Persian Wars.

Answer 2

Athens led a group of city-states following end of the Persian Wars.

Further Explanations:

The Greeks were of numbers of cities such as Athens and Sparta who assembled together to fight against the Persia. Persia was one of the most powerful empire of that time that stretched from Egypt to India. They fought series of wars against each other.

Battle of Marathon- It was the first invasion on Greece by Darius I, king of Persia. The Persian army arrived at the bay of Marathon, 25 miles away from the Athens. The Persian misjudged the fighting potentiality of Greeks and lost 60,000 army men killing only 192 Greeks. The Athenian army fled back to prevent further attack on the city.

Battle of Thermopylae- this battle was fought at the narrow pass in the mountain called Thermopylae, led by the Spartan king Leonidas I along with 300 Spartans. The Spartans struggled to death assassinating as many Persian they can.

Battle of Salamis- Persians marched on to Greece and when they reached city of Athens they found it deserted. The Athenians were waiting off the coast of Island of salamis and attacked Persian with their ships “triremes”, which were fast and portable .They rammed the side of the larger Persian ships and submerged them forcing Persian army to flee back to Persia.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High school

Subject: US History

Chapter: Persia

Keyword: Persian, Greeks, Athens, Egypt, India, Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, triremes