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Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Peloponnesian War was between which two Greek city-states?
a)
Sparta & Thebes
b)
Thebes & Corinth
c)
Athens & Sparta
d)
Athens & Marathon
2.
Athens was the leader of which league?
a)
Delian
b)
Peloponnesian
3.
Sparta was the leader of which league?
a)
Delian
b)
Peloponnesian
4.
Athens and Sparta united together during which war?
a)
Persian
b)
Battle of Marathon
c)
Peloponnesian
d)
Battle of Thermoplyae
5.
The Greeks religion was...
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Triotheistic
c)
Polytheistic
6.
Where do the Persians invade?
a)
Asia Minor
b)
Russia
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
7.
How did the Persians wars develop Greek culture?
a)
Forced Athens and Sparta against one another
b)
Spread their economy
c)
Persian wars united Athens and Sparta against the Persian Empire
d)
Sparta became dominant city-state
8.
When was the Peloponnesian War?
a)
1453 A.D.
b)
431 - 404 B.C.
c)
44 B.C.
d)
567 - 569 B.C.
9.
What peninsula is Athens located on?
a)
Greek
b)
Italian
c)
Peloponnesus
d)
Balkan
10.
What peninsula is Sparta located on?
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Balkan
c)
Aegean
d)
Italian
11.
Which historian wrote about the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Thucydides
b)
Herodotus
c)
Homer
d)
Phidias
12.
Who won at the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Salamis?
a)
Athenians
b)
Persians
c)
Peloponnesians
d)
Romans
13.
What caused the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Persia invading Asia Minor
b)
Competition between Athens and Sparta
c)
Athens developing the most democratic system of government
d)
Rigid social stucture
14.
Who won the Persian war?
a)
Rome
b)
Persia
c)
Greece
d)
Asia Minor
15.
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Rome
b)
Persia
c)
Athens
d)
Sparta