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The Peloponnesian War
Name:___________________
Period:__________________
Part A. Use the map to answer the following questions.
1.) How many miles separates Sparta and Athens? ______________
2.) What city-states were allies of Sparta? _________________________________
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3.) What city-states were allies to Athens? _________________________________
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4.) Name the three major battles from the Persian Wars. ______________________
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Part B. Use the reading to answer the following questions.
5.) How long did the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens last? ______
6.) The Greek states formed the ____________ League in 478 B.C., with Athens
taking control of it.
7.) One of the immediate causes of the war was when ___________________ were
levied against Megara, an ally of Sparta.
8.) The Spartan strategy during the first war was to attack the land around
Athens known as ____________________.
9.) Athens maintained access to the __________ and did not suffer much.
10.) The longest Spartan invasion only lasted __________ days.
11.) Why was Sparta forced to have campaigns that lasted short periods of time?
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12.) In 430 a plague believed to have been an outbreak of ___________ ravaged
through Athens.
13.) This plague wiped out ________________ people.
14.) What happened at the Battle of Sphacteria in 425 B.C.? __________________
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15.) The Peace of Nicias, a temporary peace truce between Sparta and Athens,
lasted for ___________ years.
16.) Who won the Battle of Mantinea?______________________________________
17.) True or False. The Athenians were defeated at Sicily.
18.) After this defeat, what three factors led people to believe the end of the
Athenian Empire was near?
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19.) What allowed for Athenians to survive?_________________________________
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20.) Who was Lysander?__________________________________________________
21.) What two factors forced the Athenians to surrender to the Spartans in 404
B.C.?
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21.) Who won the Peloponnesian War in 404 B.C.?___________________________