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Which statements accurately describe the Persian Wars?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
The Athenian fleet defeated the Persians at Salamis.

B.
Xerxes thought he could conquer Greece because the city-states would not unite.

C.
Athens was destroyed by the Persians and never regained its strength.

D.
The Greeks attacked Persia because Darius captured Sparta's king.

E.
The Spartan king, Leonidas, saved Greece by delaying the Persians at Thermopylae.

Respuesta :

A. The battle of Salamis took place during the Persian wars. B. Xerxes never expected such resistance when he entered Greece, that means he never expected them to unite against him. Actually, he thought they would simply surrender when they saw the size of his army. E. This is probably the most famous battle of the Greco Persian wars. So the answer is A. B. E.

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