Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian fleet in the battle of Salamis in 480 B. C. E.? Group of answer choices The Persians had a larger number of ground troops, but the Athenians had more ships and could easily defeat the smaller Persian fleet The Greeks had intimate knowledge of the familiar waters and were able to attack at night The Greeks tricked the Persians into entering the narrow strait at Salamis, where smaller Athenian ships could outmaneuver the heavy Persian ships The Greeks forced the Persians to fight in a narrow strait between the island of Salamis and the coast, where their sturdier ships rammed the flimsier Persian ships

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Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian fleet in the battle of Salamis in 480 B. C. E.? Group of answer choices The Persians had a larger number of ground troops, but the Athenians had more ships and could easily defeat the smaller Persian fleet The Greeks had intimate knowledge of the familiar waters and were able to attack at night The Greeks tricked the Persians into entering the narrow strait at Salamis, where smaller Athenian ships could outmaneuver the heavy Persian ships The Greeks forced the Persians to fight in a narrow strait between the island of Salamis and the coast, where their sturdier ships rammed the flimsier Persian ships

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Giuliana Harding · Answer 1

Option: The Greeks tricked the Persians into entering the narrow strait at Salamis, where smaller Athenian ships could outmaneuver the heavy Persian ships

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The Greeks were able to defeat the Persians fleet in the battle of Salamis in 480 BC. It was the first naval battle ever fought in history. Greeks defeated by luring the much larger Persians fleets into entering the narrow strait at Salamis, where the Persians had difficulties in maneuvering the fleets. The Greeks attacked and destroyed over 300 Persian fleets while losing only 40 of their own.