Chapter 9 Section 2: The Peloponnesian War

The Peloponnesian War broke out between which powers?

• Athens and Sparta

• Athens and the Delian League

• Greece and Persia

• Greece and Troy

Answer explanation

During the Peloponnesian War, what other disaster did Athens face, besides attacks from Sparta?

• drought

• famine

• internal revolt

• plague

What event ended the truce between Athens and Sparta?

• Athens' disbanding of the Delian League

• Athens' siege of Syracuse

• Sparta's alliance with Persia

• Sparta's attack on Sicily

What action did Sparta take against a defeated Athens?

• burned all of the city's ships and temples

• destroyed the city-state and surrounding lands

• enslaved most of the city's citizens

• replaced the city's democracy with an oligarchy

What Athenian historian recorded the events of the Peloponnesian War?

• Herodotus

• Homer

• Pericles

• Thucydides

Why were ostracons made and cast?

• to banish citizens thought to be dangerous

• to elect citizens as respresentatives

• to select citizens for military service

• to vote on laws in the citizens' assembly

What causes led to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War?

• Economic disputes between city-states
• Athens control of funds

• Alliance between Athens and Sparta
• Religious conflicts

Why did the war end the way that it did?

• The gods intervened and forced a truce
• Both sides agreed to a permanent ceasefire
• A new powerful ally joined one of the sides
• Athens ran out of resources

What caused tensions between Athens and Sparta?

• Military alliances and territorial conflicts
• Religious differences and cultural clashes
• Societal differences and mistrust

• Trade agreements and economic disputes

What did these tensions between Athens and Sparta lead to?

• Trojan War
• Punic Wars
• Peloponnesian War
• Hundred Years' War