Answer:
During the Persian Wars, the Battle of Thermopylae (480 bce) took place in central Greece near the Thermopylae mountain pass. Leonidas led the Greek soldiers, which were largely Spartans. Leonidas and a small group remained behind to stop the attack and were beaten, despite the fact that the main army had been sent into retreat.
Explanation:
The answer that I came with was, had an interest in the success of Rome, since they could improve their status by demonstrating their loyalty to their conquerors. I just learned about this over the summer semester when I took western civilization. Roman is rich in history but then again I think all countries are. :)
The correct answer is B. Human Development Index.
The Human Development Index (HDI) takes into consideration several different factors in order to categorize nations as to levels of development. Some of the factors they use are:
A) A country's Gross National Income (GNI)
B) Life expectancy
C) Education of citizens (i.e. college degree, years of schooling for average citizen).
