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Question 9

Why did Corinth's position give it unusual strategic importance?

  1. It stood near the land bridge to the PeloponneseCorrect answer
  2. It controlled every Black Sea harbor
  3. It occupied an isolated northern Aegean island
  4. It controlled the pass at Thermopylae

Explanation

Corinth stood near the narrow isthmus joining central Greece to the Peloponnese, giving it influence over movement between them. Control of the Hellespont would concern a different waterway far to the northeast.

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