Why was victory in the persian wars so important for athens? a. it forced athens to focus on military matters and give up the arts. b. it allowed athens to flourish artistically and politically. c. it meant that athenians would now have enough slaves to do their work. d. it gave athens the opportunity to expand and take control of persia.

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.