Chapter 14 Section 3 Peloponnesian Wars Only

A league of city-states led by Athens to form a defense against a possible Persian threat/attack was the? led by Athens to form a defense against a possible Persian threat/attack was the?

• Persian League

• Delian League

• Greek League

• Major League

• Athenian League

The league was located on the island of ________ with Athens supplying manpower and the rest of the city-states supplying money, ships and supplies.

• Sicily

• Crete

• Naxos

• Kos

• Delos

The Greek civil war between Sparta and Athens, as a result of Economic and Political/Social differences between the two city-states, was called the?

• Peloponesian Wars

• Pelopponnesian Wars

• Peloponnessian Wars

• Peloponnesian Wars

• Pelloponnesian Wars

Another problem that caused the Greek civil war is that each city-state did not trust the other and both also wanted to be the dominant power in Greece. Also, disagreements over the treasury of the Delian League because it was?

• moved to Sparta

• moved to Athens

• moved to Macedon

• moved to Rome

• moved to Egypt

In one of the first battles, Sparta and its allies _______ the city-state of Athens. Sparta knew Athens foot soldiers were weak and could be easily defeated.

• fled from

• marched past

• surrounded the

• knocked on the gate of

Pericles understood the weakness of the Athenian troops and therefore decided to?

• escape from the city

• have his army and all citizens retreat behind the walls of the acropolis

• have the citizens retreat behind the walls of acropolis

• send a full out attack

• have his army retreat behind the walls of the acropolis

The strong Athenian navy brought supplies to the city-state for survival. Sparta could not stop their ships and this?

• prolonged the war for years!

• cuased a second war between other city-states

• shortened the war for years

• caused a massive drought

A disease broke out inside the overcrowded acropolis and ⅓ of the population died, including who?

• Leonidas

• Pericles

• Themistocles

• Alexander the Great

Sparta made a deal with _______________ in which they traded territory for gold. Sparta built a navy and eventually put up a blockade to defeat Athens.

• Syracuse

• Persia

• Assyria

• Macedonia

• Egypt