29 Answer: Persian wars Question type: Table Completion Answer location: Paragraph 2, line 5 Answer explanation: The 5th line of the 2nd paragraph states that the Greek historian Herodotus reported on his travels in Egypt and Anatolia in researching the history of the Persian wars. These lines ...
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about their realms. The Greek historian Herodotus reported on his travels in Egypt and Anatolia in researching the history of the Persian wars. The Chinese envoy Zhang Qian described much of Central Asia as far west as Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan) on the basis of travels undertaken in the...
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