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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who were the participants in the Peloponnesian War?
Corinth vs. Athens
Persia vs. Greece
Athens vs. Sparta
Sparta vs. Thebes
- 2. Multiple Choice
After the Persian Wars, Athens convinced its allies to join an alliance called ______________________.
the Delian League
the Macedonian League
the Peloponnesian League
the Major League
- 3. Multiple Choice
This alliance was created by Athens to ____________.
go to war with Sparta
protect its members from attack by the Persians
to form a peace with Persia
to form a peace with Sparta
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did other city-states become angry with Athens?
Athens took control of the Delian League's money and used the money for its own benefit.
The Delian League changed from a military alliance to an empire ruled by Athens.
They interferred with other city-states.
All of the above.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the anti-Athens alliance led by Sparta called that included Thebes, Megara, and Corinth?
Delian League
Justice League
Peloponnesian League
Olympian League
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Power struggles between the city-states
Disagreements about trade
The plague
The helots revolted.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The FIRST phase of Peloponnesian War was uneventful and shorter than the second because...
Athens army refused to face Sparta.
Pericles died unexpectedly.
A plague struck Athens killing 1/3 of its citizens.
Sparta was busy dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake and a helot revolt.
- 8. Multiple Choice
This shorter war ended with...
a truce that lasted 15 years.
a victory for Athens.
the surrender of Athens.
the destruction of Athens fleet.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Athens' strategy to win the war included...
avoiding fighting the Spartan army.
using its navy to attack Sparta and its allies.
dragging the war out until Sparta and the Peloponnesian League ran out of money and men.
All of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
Athens' war strategy did not work quite as expected due to...(choose all that apply).
a plague that struck Athens killing 1/3 of its population.
the death of Pericles
an earthquake that struck the region.
their men joining the Persian army.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Athens used the money from the Delian League to...
pay for the Olympic Games.
rebuild the Parthenon.
pay Pericles salary.
build ships for trading.
- 12. Multiple Choice
After _____________ was stripped of his command and sentenced to death, he escaped to Sparta and told them how to defeat the Athenians.
Aristotle
Thucydides
Pericles
General Alcibiades
- 13. Multiple Choice
Sparta also made a deal with ____________ in return for gold to build a fleet of ships.
Ionia
Corinth
Persia
Macedonia
- 14. Multiple Choice
The war finally ended in 404 B.C., when...
Athens surrendered after its naval fleet was destroyed
Sparta surrendered after its army was destroyed.
The Persians turned on the Spartans.
A truce was made between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What were the results of the Peloponnesian War? (choose all that apply)
Sparta was victorious
Athens was victorious
All of Greece was devastated.
Greece was now vunerable to invasion.
- 16. Multiple Choice
In 350 B.C. , the Greek city-states were conquered by the ______________.
Persians
Romans
Macedonians
Sicilians
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