Select the correct answer.

Which statement best describes the outcome of the Persian Wars?

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A. The Greeks were able to stop a Persian invasion, and the Persian Empire stopped trying to conquer Greece.


B. The Persians conquered Greece, and the people who lived there joined the Persian Empire.


C. The Persians and Greeks signed a treaty and created an alliance known as the Delian League.z


D. The Greeks fled to the surrounding islands, where they remained until the Persian Empire declined.