Question

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Complete the following paragraph about the Persian Wars. The Persian Wars began when the Babylonians helped the Ionian people revolt against the Persians. From that time, the Greeks and Persians became enemies. They fought a series of wars over 50 years. started the first war to punish the Greeks for their support of the Ionian revolt. The Greeks defeated his forces at the . But after his death, his son Xerxes I sent the Persian military to invade Greece again. In 479 BC, the fighting ended with .

Answer 1

The Persian Wars started when the Ionians, aided by the Babylonians, rebelled against Persian rule. The wars lasted over 50 years, starting with Darius's punitive action against the Greeks, leading to the Battle of Marathon and culminating in the decisive Greek victory at the Battle of Plataea under Xerxes I.

• The Persian Wars began when the Babylonians helped the Ionian people revolt against the Persians.
• From that time, the Greeks and Persians became enemies. They fought a series of wars over 50 years.
• Darius started the first war to punish the Greeks for their support of the Ionian revolt.
• The Greeks defeated his forces at the Battle of Marathon. But after his death, his son Xerxes I sent the Persian military to invade Greece again.
• In 479 BC, the fighting ended with the Battle of Plataea, where the Greeks emerged victorious, effectively ending Persian attempts to conquer Greece.