Peloponnesian War

What two main city-states were involved in the Peloponnesian War?

• Delphi and Thebes

• Athens and Sparta

• Megara and Corinth

• Argos and Mantinea

What is the name of the peninsula in southern Greece?

• Peloponnese

• Deccan Peninsula

• Amalfi Coast

• Iberian Peninsula

After the Persian Wars, there was a thirty-year ________ between Athens and Sparta.

• War

• Peace Treaty

Under the ruler _______, Athens became powerful and wealthy.

• Pericles

• Alexander the Great

• Nicias

• Lysander

Why did Sparta declare war on Athens?

• Athens had too much domination of the Greek Peninsula, and Sparta was jealous.

• Athens invaded Sparta.

• Athens wasn't helpful enough in the Persian Wars.

Athenians dominated the land and the Spartans dominated the sea.

• True

• False

How did Athenians stay inside the city and still have access to trade and supplies from their ships?

• They built underground tunnels.

• They sent secret messengers to sneak to the ships from the city.

• They built long walls connecting the city to the sea.

How did Pericles die?

• Invasion from the Spartans.

• Shipwreck.

• Assassination

• A plague that killed 25% of Athenians.

Which side enlisted the help of the Persians?

• Athens

• Sparta

Why did Athens surrender to Sparta?

• Without their fleet, they began to starve.

• They realized Sparta was a better civilization.

• The plague killed too many of their soldiers.

• They didn't surrender.