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The Persian & Peloponnesian Wars - STUDY GUIDE
TEST IS ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13th
PERSIAN WARS
1. What empire was the strongest in the world at the time of the Persian
Wars?
2. Who did the Ionian Greeks ask for help from when they revolted against
the Persians?
3. Why did King Darius want revenge on the Greek city-states?
4. Who was King of the Persians during the Persian Wars, Round 1?
5. What did Phidippides shout when he arrived in Athens?
6. Why did King Xerxes want revenge on the Greek city-states?
7. Who was King of the Persians during the Persian Wars, Round 2?
8. Athenian ships were known as what?
9. What was the Greek strategy at the Battle of Marathon?
10. What was the Greek strategy at the Battle of Thermopylae?
11. What was the Greek strategy at the Battle of Athens?
12. What was the Greek strategy at the Battle of Salamis?
13. What was the Greek strategy at the Battle of Plataea?
14. Place the battles in proper chronological order and list the winner of each:
BATTLE: __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
WINNER: __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
15. Who won the Persian Wars, Round 1?
16. Who won the Persian Wars, Round 2?
17. Who was Themistocles?
18. Who was King Leonidas?
THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
19. Name the protective group that the Greek city-states formed.
20. What was the purpose of this group?
21. What island was the headquarters of this group located on?
22. Name the city-state that refused to join the group and why they didn’t.
23. Why was Athens able to gain control of the League?
24. Why did the city-states begin to resent Athens?
25. Why did Pericles have to re-build Athens?
26. Where did the money for the rebuilding of Athens come from?
27. What was the nickname of Pericles?
28. How did the Long Walls help Athens during the War?
29. How did the Long Walls hurt Athens during the War?
30. What city-state declared war on Athens?
31. How many years did the Peloponnesian War last?
32. Why is the Peloponnesian War considered a civil war?
33. What did Pericles mean when he said “Athens is the school of Greece”?
34. Who did the Spartans receive help from during the Peloponnesian War?
35. On what condition did they help the Spartans?
36. Who won the Peloponnesian War and in what year?
37. How did this city-state win?
38. List two things that caused Athens to lose a quarter of its population.
39. What form of government did Sparta set up in Athens?
40. Civil Wars always weaken a country. How did the Peloponnesian War weaken
Greece?
41. In 338 BC, who conquered Greece and why was he able to do so?