At the Battle of Chaeronea (338 B.C.E.), Philip II
A)was killed, leaving Alexander in control of Greece.
B)drove the Persian navy out of the Aegean Sea.
C)unified Macedon for the first time in its history.
D)suffered a humiliating defeat.
E)defeated the Greek poleis, ending their independence.

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At the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 B.C.E., Philip II of Macedon defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, effectively ending their independence and establishing Macedonian dominance over Greece. This allowed him to create a league of Greek states under his control, paving the way for his son, Alexander the Great, to later conquer the Persian Empire. Thus, choice E is the correct option.