HIST CHP 6: Part 2-Peloponnesian War

The Peloponnesian War was fought between the powerful Greek city-states of:

• Athens and Sparta
• Athens and Argos
• Athens and Corinth
• Sparta and Thebes

The source of ancient Athens' strength and wealth was its _____.

• Navy

• Olives

• Silks

• Philosophy

The Peloponnesian war started because _____.

• 1. Sparta began to get heavy-handed with its own allies

• 1. Sparta grew more and more suspicious of Athens' imperial ambitions

• 1. Sparta kept trying to steal members from the Delian League

• 1. Sparta had grown too rich and powerful

Pericles' plan for winning the Peloponnesian War might have worked if it wasn't for the _____.

• 1. fact that the Athenians executed their greatest naval commanders after the battle of Arginusae

• fact that the Athenians were surrounded by more enemies than they had accounted for

• 1. fact that the crowds revolted against the main Athenian leaders

• 1. plague that wiped out much of Athens' population, including Pericles himself

Alcibiades primarily served _____.

• 1. the Athenians

• 1. the Spartans

• 1. himself

• 1. the Persians

Pericles' plan for winning the Peloponnesian War was to _____.

• 1. expand the empire as quickly as possible

• 1. meet the Spartans on the field of battle

• 1. remain defensive and treat Athens like an island

• 1. invade Sicily and thus surround the Spartans on both sides

Which contemporary Athenian historian is regarded as a father of historical and political realism?

• Thucydides
• Plutarch
• Herodotus
• Al Bundy