Ancient Greece: Peloponnesian Wars

What were some of Pericles's achievements? Choose four correct answers. - He defeated Sparta in a major war. - He helped the spread of democracy. - He ordered the building of the Parthenon. - He helped form the Peloponnesian League. - He rebuilt Athens after it had been ruined by the war. - He made Athens a center for learning and the arts.

- He helped the spread of democracy. - He ordered the building of the Parthenon. - He rebuilt Athens after it had been ruined by the war. - He made Athens a center for learning and the arts.

How did the Peloponnesian War impact Athens? Athens lost its powerful navy. Athenian farmland was ruined. Athens became a democracy. Athens fell to a Persian invasion.

Athenian farmland was ruined.

What were the peace terms established in the truce between Sparta and Athens in 421 BCE? - Athens agreed to give some land to Sparta. - Sparta was given total control of the city of Athens. - Athens and Sparta agreed the island of Delos would remain neutral. - Athens and Sparta agreed to go back to how they were before the war.

Athens and Sparta agreed to go back to how they were before the war.

How did the Athenian government change after the Peloponnesian War? - Athens became a democracy where citizens voted on laws. - Athens became a monarchy with Pericles selected as king. - Athens became a weak democracy with Pericles leading the government. - Athens became an oligarchy with only a few people controlling the government.

Athens became an oligarchy with only a few people controlling the government.

What caused other city-states to join Sparta in the war against Athens? - Other city-states wanted the farmland that Athens controlled. - Smaller city-states were afraid of Sparta and joined against their will. - Athens used money from the Delian League treasury to rebuild Athens. - The Spartan navy promised to protect city-states around the Aegean Sea.

Athens used money from the Delian League treasury to rebuild Athens.

Why did Pericles rebuild Athens? Athens was a religious center in Greece. Athens was in ruins after the Persian War. Pericles wanted citizens to move to Athens. Pericles was preparing for an invasion by Sparta.

Athens was in ruins after the Persian War.

What contributed to Athens losing the Peloponnesian War? - Athens was overcrowded, and a plague spread through the city. - The death of Pericles led the Spartans to attack Athens directly. - The Spartans successfully broke through the walls around Athens. - The Athenians starved after burning crops to keep them from the Spartans.

Athens was overcrowded, and a plague spread through the city.

What advantage did Athens have during the Peloponnesian War? - Athens had extensive farmland to feed its people. - Athens was protected by its location high up on a hill. - Athens was surrounded by rivers, which made it difficult to enter the city. - Athens was located inland, which made it difficult to invade by sea.

Athens was protected by its location high up on a hill.

What made Athens difficult to attack directly? - Athens was located far away from other city-states. - The harbor of Athens was protected by tall mountains. - Athens was secured by walls and the city center was on top of a hill. - Athens was on an island and was protected by water on all sides.

Athens was secured by walls and the city center was on top of a hill.

How did geography impact Sparta's military tactics during the Peloponnesian War? - Sparta did not have to worry about an invasion because it was located on top of a mountain. - Athens was located on an island, forcing the Spartans to use many ships to transport its army. - The stronghold of the Delian League was on Delos, requiring Sparta to have a strong navy. - Athens's location made it difficult to attack, forcing the Spartans to destroy farmland and crops.

Athens's location made it difficult to attack, forcing the Spartans to destroy farmland and crops.

Which city was invaded first during the Peloponnesian War? Athens Attica Delos Sparta

Attica

How did Pericles strengthen democracy? He only allowed the wealthy to vote. He allowed all Athenians to vote. He expanded citizenship to women. He allowed all citizens to vote on laws.

He allowed all citizens to vote on laws.

How did Pericles improve the Athenian Empire? He encouraged learning and creativity. He created a society of powerful warriors. He conquered the surrounding city-states. He allowed all people to participate in government.

He encouraged learning and creativity.

How did Pericles use the Delian League to Athens's advantage? He helped spread democracy He invaded the Persian Empire. He protected Athens from Spartan attacks. He made Athens the most powerful member.

He made Athens the most powerful member.

How did Pericles expand the Athenian navy? He raised taxes on overseas trade. He took apart the army to pay for ships. He used tributes from the Delian League. He took over the navies of other city-states.

He used tributes from the Delian League.

What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on democracy? - It spread democracy to Sparta and a few other small city-states. - It helped democracy spread to many city-states around the Aegean Sea. - It ended democracy in Athens when Sparta replaced it with an oligarchy. - It strengthened democracy in Athens, but it stopped the spread to the city-states.

It ended democracy in Athens when Sparta replaced it with an oligarchy.

How did being in the Delian League strengthen Athens? Choose three correct answers. - It helped Athens become allies with Sparta. - It gave Athens access to the Delian League's treasury. - It helped Athens build a strong navy. - It gave Athens power over smaller city-states. - It protected Athens from other city-states.

It gave Athens access to the Delian League's treasury. It helped Athens build a strong navy. It gave Athens power over smaller city-states.

What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on the city-states? - It brought the city-states together into a newly formed empire. - It left the city-states mostly the same as they were before the war. - It weakened the city-states through the loss of life and the ruining of land. - It expanded the city-states to cover more territory around the Aegean Sea.

It weakened the city-states through the loss of life and the ruining of land.

What was one effect of the Peloponnesian War? Macedonia invaded Greece. Sparta allied with Macedonia. Athens took over Macedonia. Macedonia defeated the Greek navy.

Macedonia invaded Greece.

Why was a strong navy important to the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War? - The island Delos was the capital of the Delian League. - A navy could cut off Sparta from mainland Greece. - Many islands made up the territories of the Delian League. - The Peloponnesian League could only attack Athens by sea.

Many islands made up the territories of the Delian League.

What were the responsibilities of members of the Peloponnesian League? Members had to provide soldiers to Sparta. Members had to vote on rules for the league. Members had to pay money to build a military. Members had to help defend Greece against Persia.

Members had to provide soldiers to Sparta.

Under Pericles, how did Athens take a leading role in the Delian League? - Pericles moved the Delian League treasury to Athens. - Members elected Athens as the leader of the league. - Pericles offered money to build a fleet of trade ships. - Members sent soldiers to live and train in Athens.

Pericles moved the Delian League treasury to Athens.

Why did the members of the Delian League become angry with Pericles? - Pericles forced the spread of Athenian culture. - Pericles pushed other city-states to start democracies. - Pericles refused to allow other city-states in the league to vote. - Pericles used money from the Delian League to rebuild Athens.

Pericles used money from the Delian League to rebuild Athens.

What advantage did Sparta have in the Peloponnesian War? Sparta had a sizable fleet of ships. Sparta could only be attacked by land. Sparta was protected by a strong wall. Sparta was isolated on a distant island.

Sparta could only be attacked by land.

How did the Peloponnesian War begin? - Athens invaded Attica to destroy the Spartan navy. - Sparta invaded Delos to take money to pay its soldiers. - Persia declared war on Athens to keep the Athenians from becoming an empire. - Sparta declared war on Athens to prevent the Athenians from becoming too powerful.

Sparta declared war on Athens to prevent the Athenians from becoming too powerful.

Which military tactic contributed to Sparta winning the Peloponnesian War? Sparta preferred to fight on the sea. Sparta destroyed the Athenians' crops. Sparta cut off Athens's food shipments by sea. Sparta knocked down the walls surrounding Athens.

Sparta destroyed the Athenians' crops.

What advantage did Sparta have over Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Sparta had better warriors. Sparta had a stronger navy. Sparta was protected by a wall. Sparta was positioned high on a hill.

Sparta had better warriors.

Which statement describes Sparta's strategy for the Peloponnesian War? - Sparta used its navy to attack Athens along the coastline. - Sparta ruined Athens's farmland to try to get Athens to fight on land. - Sparta sailed around the peninsula to attack Athens from two sides. - Sparta attacked Athens directly and attempted to knock down the walls.

Sparta ruined Athens's farmland to try to get Athens to fight on land.

How did Sparta benefit from its location during the Peloponnesian War? - Sparta had ample coastline for its substantial navy. - Sparta was located inland, protecting it from the Athenian navy. - Sparta was on the Aegean coast, protecting it from a land invasion. - Sparta was located on its own island far away from the members of the Delian League.

Sparta was located inland, protecting it from the Athenian navy.

What caused Sparta to want to go to war with Athens? - Athens demanded tribute from Sparta. - Sparta was worried that Athens was becoming too strong. - Sparta wanted to expand its size and Athens controlled a lot of land. - Athens launched a surprise attack on Sparta for not joining the Delian League.

Sparta was worried that Athens was becoming too strong.

What tensions existed between the Delian and the Peloponnesian Leagues? - The Delian League resented paying tribute to the Peloponnesian League. - The Delian League wanted the Peloponnesian treasury moved to Athens. - The Peloponnesian League wanted to limit the power of the Delian League. - The Peloponnesian League refused to fight with the Delian League against Persia.

The Peloponnesian League wanted to limit the power of the Delian League.

Why were the walls of Athens a disadvantage during the Peloponnesian War? They failed at keeping the Spartans out of the city. They prevented Athens from trading for supplies. They cut off Athens from its supply of water. They led to overcrowding, which resulted in disease.

They led to overcrowding, which resulted in disease.

Why was it important for Athens to have a good navy? Athens was located on an island. Sparta was likely to attack by sea. They needed a way to quickly flee the city. Transportation in the area was mostly by sea.

Transportation in the area was mostly by sea.

What was one of Pericles's achievements? the creation of Athenian democracy the building of the Parthenon the protection of Athens from an invasion the defeat of the Spartan army in battle

the building of the Parthenon

What was one of Pericles's goals? to rebuild Sparta to be king of Athens to strengthen democracy to focus on training warriors

to strengthen democracy