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1. The two ringleaders of the Peloponnesian War were definitely Athens and Sparta. What had Athens done that had created animosity in an already volatile situation?
2. On the other hand, after forming the Peloponnesian League, what did Sparta do in 464 BC that contributed to the outbreak of what is called the First Peloponnesian War?
3. The Peloponnesian War began in 431 BC. Which of the following tragedies struck Athens just a year later?
4. Unfortunately for Athens, after the death of Pericles control of the government fell to which leader who was NOT known for his ability to compromise?
5. Which of the following is considered to be the largest land battle fought in Greece during the Peloponnesian War?
6. Which of the following Spartan leaders not only defeated Athens to bring the Peloponnesian War to an end, but was also put in charge of a puppet government there after the war?
7. The third and final phase of the Peloponnesian War is called the Decelean War or Ionian War. In what part of the ancient Greek world was Ionia?
8. Which of the following was NOT one of the terms of the agreement made at the end of the war?
9. During the thirty-year Peloponnesain War neither Athens nor Sparta tried to reach some sort of truce.
10. The old rule about civil war - that it almost always leads to invasion - held true after the Peloponnesian War. Whose invasion of Greece began in 359 BC?
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