Answer:
The correct answer is:
1. Humiliating Persian defeat - Marathon
2. Narrow strait of water between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea - Bosporus
3. Persian leader - Cyrus
4. Burned Athens after victory at Thermopylae - Persians
5. Athenian naval victory - Salamis
Explanation:
1) The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) was fought between Athenians and Persians. It was the first persian invasion in Greece. The battle ended with a decisive Greek victory.
2) The Bosporus is a natural strait located in northwestern Turkey, connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. It is part of the border that divides Europe and Asia.
3) Cyrus II of Persia, better known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the first Persian Empire.
4) The Battle of Thermopylae took place during the Persian wars in central Greece. The persian king Xerxes I won the battle against the greek army led by Leonidas. The persian army took and burnt the Acropolis.
5) The battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between Greece and Persia, which resulted on a Greek victory.
