Peloponnesian War

What 2 city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?

• Persia vs. Greece
• Athens vs. Sparta
• Egypt vs. Sparta
• Greece vs. Sparta

What was the name of the league Athens wanted to create after the Persian War?

• Peloponnesian League

• Delian League

• Athenian Empire

• Spartan Empire

Why did Athens want to create a league after the Persian Wars?

• To create an alliance for 2 years of Greek city-states to build friendship

• To create a permanent alliance of Greek city-states for protection against future threats

• To create an alliance for 2 years of Greek city-states to build military ships for fighting

• To be more powerful than Sparta.

Why didn't Sparta want to join the league created by Athens?

• They didn't want to get involved with any other Greek city state.

• They wanted to create their own empire.

• They were getting ready to go to war with Persia, again.

• They hated Athens and wanted to destroy them.

What was the name of the league Sparta started and why did they start it?

• Peloponnesian League; to build the largest Spartan empire they could

• Delian League; to counter Athens' growing strength.

• Delian League; to build the largest Spartan empire they could

• Peloponnesian League; to counter Athens' growing strength

How were the long walls around Athens helpful?

• They made Athens fearful of outside enemies

• They kept out diseases

• They allowed fishing to grow as an industry

• They prevented enemies from attacking the city directly

How were the long walls around Athens NOT helpful?

• They made Athens fearful of outside enemies

• They acted like a prison and kept the people "locked" in, especially during the time of Sparta attacking and the plague spreading

• They allowed fishing to grow as an industry but Athenians did not want to upset Poseidon by fishing too much

• They prevented enemies from attacking the city directly and kept the people safe

How many Athenians died during their plague?

• 150

• 2,000

• 30,000

• One million

When Athens tried to retake control of the city of Pylos, they captured Spartan soldiers. What did they do with these soldiers?

• Killed them all for war crimes they committed

• Put them on trail for treason of Greece

• Put them on display in a human zoo

• Made them march all the way back to Sparta with no supplies or shoes

How many years was the peace treaty between Athens & Sparta supposed to be good for?

• 5

• 25

• 50

• 100