Question

herodotus: xerxes invades greece
herodotus, a greek historian, describes a conflict between the greeks and persians.
as you read, underline one important sentence in each paragraph and summarize that paragraph in 5-10 words.

pythius asks xerxes for a favor
the army had begun marching when a rich man named pythius came to king xerxes and said, “my lord, please grant me a favor. it is small for you, but very important to me.” xerxes agreed to grant whatever he wished and told him to speak freely. so pythius boldly said:
“o my lord, i have five sons, and all of them are required to join your march against greece. i beg you—please show kindness because i am old. let one of my sons, the oldest, stay behind to support me and take care of my property. take the other four with you, and may you return safely once you have done everything you plan to do.”
phythius asks xerxes to let one son stay

xerxes becomes furious
but xerxes became extremely angry and said:
“you fool! how dare you talk to me about keeping your son home when i myself am marching with my own sons, brothers, relatives, and friends? you are my servant, and you must follow me with your whole household, even your wife! because you welcomed me earlier, i will protect you and four of your sons—but for the son you love the most, the punishment will be his death.”
then xerxes ordered his men to find the oldest son of pythius. they cut his body in half and placed one half on the right side of the road and the other half on the left, so that the army would march between the two halves.
xerxes kills pythiuss oldest son

the army obeys
the king’s orders were carried out, and the entire army marched between the two halves of the body.

xerxes questions demaratus about the greeks

Explanation:

To summarize the "The army obeys" paragraph (5 - 10 words):

The paragraph states the king's orders (about Pythius's son) were carried out, and the army marched between the two halves of the body. We need to condense this to 5 - 10 words, focusing on the key actions: army obeys, marches between body halves.

Answer:

Army obeys, marches between halves