Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. complete the following paragraph about the persian wars. the persian wars began when the athenians 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 i started the first war to punish the greeks for their support of the ionian revolt. the greeks defeated his forces at the drop - down menu. but after his death, his son xerxes i sent the persian military to invade greece again. in 479 bc, the fighting end drop - down menu options: battle of marathon, battle of thermopylae, battle of athens, battle of plataea

Explanation:

To determine the correct battle, we recall the Persian Wars. Darius I led the first Persian invasion of Greece, and the Greeks defeated his forces at the Battle of Marathon. The Battle of Thermopylae was during Xerxes I's invasion, the Battle of Athens isn't the key defeat of Darius I's forces, and the Battle of Plataea was later (after Xerxes I's invasion). So the correct battle here is the Battle of Marathon.

Answer:

Battle of Marathon