Peloponnesian War Review

What was the original purpose of the Delian League?

• To expand Athenian democracy

• To conquer the island of Delos

• To protect Greek city-states from Persia

• To collect taxes for Athens

How did Athens use its role in the Delian League to gain power?

• It allowed all city-states to vote equally

• It forced Sparta to join the alliance

• It used the league's money to build its navy and beautify Athens

• It helped other cities build new temples

Why did other city-states in the Delian League begin to resent Athens?

• Athens allowed every city-state to vote on all issues

• Athens used league money to rebuild its own city and strengthen its power

• Athens gave away its navy to Sparta

• Athens refused to protect the other city-states from Persia

Why did Sparta become suspicious of Athens?

• Athens was helping Persia

• Athens had a stronger army

• Athens was using Delian League money for its own benefit

• Sparta always wanted to invade Athens

What type of government did Athens support?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Tyranny

How did Sparta respond to Athens's actions with the Delian League?

• They joined the Delian League

• They created the Peloponnesian League

• They ignored it completely

• They surrendered

What year did Sparta declare war on Athens, beginning the Peloponnesian War?

• 490 B.C.

• 478 B.C.

• 431 B.C.

• 404 B.C.

What was Athens’s main military strategy during the early years of the war?

• Attack Sparta’s farmland with cavalry

• Stay behind city walls and fight using its navy

• Invade Sparta with ground troops

• Use Persia’s army as allies

What happened in Athens during the plague of 430 B.C.?

• Pericles conquered Sparta

• Sparta attacked the city walls

• One-third of the population, including Pericles, died

• The navy was destroyed

Why was the war so difficult to win for either side?

• Neither had enough food

• Sparta and Athens both had powerful navies

• Each side was strong in different ways — land vs. sea

• Both sides had the plague