Checkpoint 17: Ancient Greece at War

How did the Peloponnesian Wars begin?

• Pericles uses Delian League money to rebuild Athens.

• The Delian League is formed.

• Sparta forms the Peloponnesian League.

• Athens leads the league because it has the largest navy.

How did King Phillip II's conquest of the Greek city-states affect them?

• They were unified under Macedonian rule.

• They were unified under Athenian rule.

• They were unified under Persian rule.

• They were unified under Spartan rule.

How did the Persian Wars begin?

• After the Persian army conquered a part of Asia Minor, colonies in the area rebelled with support from Athens.

• After the Athenian army conquered a part of Asia Minor, colonies in the area rebelled with support from Athens.

• After the Persian army conquered a part of Asia Minor, they decided to conquer Sparta as well.

• After the Spartan army conquered a part of Asia Minor, they decided to conquer Persia as well.

How did the Persian Wars change the relationship between Athens and Sparta?

• A. They no longer wanted to depend on each other for help.

• B. They started forming a common Greek identity and culture.

• C. They joined together to form a single city-state to fight off common enemies.

• D. They worked on opposite sides of the conflict and kept fighting each other.

Number the events of the Persian Wars 1-4 into the order they occurred.

Groups:

(a) First Event

,

(b) Second Event

,

(c) Third Event

,

(d) Fourth Event

• The Persian Army conquers Anatolia.

• The Persian Army defeats the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae.

• The Greek Army defeats the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.

• The Greek Army wins a major victory over Persia at the Battle of Salamis.

Alexander the Great was the son of _____________ of Macedon.

• King Philip II

• King Darius I

• Cyrus the Great

Alexander the Great's empire included territory in .

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

After Alexander's death, his empire .

• fell apart
• grew
• came under Chinese rule

How did Hellenistic culture spread around the world?

• through the military conquests of Alexander the Great

• through the trade relationships of Athens

• through the trade relationships of Aristotle

• through the military conquests of Philip II

What was one consequence of the Peloponnesian Wars?

• Athens became the dominant Greek city-state since it had the largest navy.

• The Greek city-states started forming a common Greek identity and culture.

• Sparta became the dominant Greek city-state since it was strengthened by the war.

• The Greek city-states were vulnerable to attack from the Macedonian army.