Athens vs Sparta--The Peloponnesian War

Poll

Do you believe Athens was right to be worried about another Persian invasion and was justified in creating the Delian League?

• Yes

• No

Poll

In your opinion, do the pros of Delian League membership outweigh the cons?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Which side would you be on?

• The Delian League of Athens

• The Peloponnesian League of Sparta

Multiple Choice

Which are the correct descriptions of Athens' and Sparta's militaries at the start of the Peloponnesian War?

• Athens had the stronger navy ; Sparta had the stronger army.

• Athens had the stronger army ; Sparta had the stronger navy.

• Both Athens' and Sparta's armies and navies were weakened from the Persian Wars.

• Both Athens and Sparta were at equal strength on land and sea.

Multiple Choice

How did the defensive strategy of the Delian League lead to disaster?

• The Spartans were able to take over all of Greece.

• The city of Athens was starved for food.

• A plague in Athens broke out because of hiding behind the walls.

• The walls of the city could not stand up to the Spartan army.

Multiple Choice

What was the doomed expedition which led to Athens losing the second Peloponnesian War?

• The Phoenician expedition to attack the city of Carthage.

• The Persian expedition to attack the city of Sardis.

• The Italian expedition to attack the city of Rome.

• The Sicilian expedition to attack the city of Syracuse.

Multiple Choice

Which former rival helped Sparta in order to help take down the Athenians?

• Rome

• Persia

• Egypt

• Troy

Multiple Select

What did the long and bloody Peloponnesian War eventually lead to?

(pick three)

• A weakened Greece being conquered by Phillip II of Macedonia.

• The end of Athenian democracy.

• The end of the Classical Greek period of independent city-states.

• A weakened Greece being conquered by Persia.