Why might it be argued that the defeat of the Persians by the union of Greek city- states indirectly contributed to the golden age of Athens?
O Athens used its leadership of the Greek alliance to create an empire for itself.
O Athens used the alliance to avoid invasion and thus became the strongest city-state in Greece
O Athens used its expanded military to secure independence from the Greek alliance.
O Athens became the center of naval trade for the entire Greek alliance.
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