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The Peloponnesian Wars

Question 5 • 2026_SUMMER 305_CR_2109010-M/J World History B

Which statement describes Sparta’s strategy for the Peloponnesian War?

Answer
A
Sparta used its navy to attack Athens along the coastline.
B
Sparta ruined Athens’s farmland to try to get Athens to fight on land.
C
Sparta sailed around the peninsula to attack Athens from two sides.
D
Sparta attacked Athens directly and attempted to knock down the walls.

Explanation

Sparta’s army invaded Attica and devastated the farmland around Athens, hoping to draw the Athenians out to fight on land, where Sparta had the advantage. Athens generally avoided that land battle and relied on its fleet and its fortified connection to the port. So the correct statement is that Sparta ruined Athens’s farmland to try to get Athens to fight on land.

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