The battle of Marathon was significant because
A) a tiny Greek polis defeated a great world power almost singlehandedly.
B) all of the Greek poleis came together in a single state.
C) the Persian divide-and-conquer strategy proved successful.
D) the Greeks won with superior sea power.
E) Persia gave up trying to conquer Greece after its defeat.
Answer: A
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