Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

Why did the Greeks win at the Battle of Salamis?

• The Greeks led the Persians into narrow waterways which were too small for their ships to move in

• The Greeks had superior ships

• The Persians underestimated the strength of the Greek forces

• The Greeks had divine intervention from the gods

A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium is known as a

• Illness

• Truce

• Plague

• Siege

The DELIAN LEAGUE was a military alliance between the different Greek city-states with Athens in charge.

• True

• False

Which of the following best describes the war strategy of Athens?

• To remain inside the walls of their city and use their superior ships to win the war

• To meet the Spartans head on and destroy them in a ground battle

• To lay siege to Sparta and eventually starve them out of their city

• All of the above

The ________ won at the Battle of Thermopylae.

• Persians

• Greeks

• Romans

• Egyptians

After the Peloponnesian War, Sparta took control of Greece for ________ years.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

What happened that weakened Athens during the first Peloponnesian War?

• Many ships were sunk in a huge storm

• They were attacked by the Persians

• There was a plague in the city that killed many people including their leader

• Much of the wall that was protecting their city collapsed due to poor construction

Spartan society was seen as highly...

• Philosophical

• Educational

• Militaristic

• Artistic

The Athenians were struck by a (a)   during the Peloponnesian War that debilitated a large portion of the city's population.

Which battle led to the Greek victory over the Persians and the end to the Persian Wars?

• Plataea

• Marathon

• Salamis

• Thermopylae