As a result of the persian wars of the 5th century b. c.

a. greece became a part of the persian empire

b. the influence of athens increased in greece

c. the persian empire was destroyed

d. spartan power in greece declined greatly

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts