Question

Which statements about the Delian League are true?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
The league failed to protect Greece from the Persians, and the city-states were conquered.

B.
The purpose of the league was to keep Sparta from gaining too much power.

C.
When some city-states tried to withdraw, Athens used force to keep them under control.

D.
Sparta never joined the league and resented Athens’s power and treatment of allies.

Answer 1

Hello there.

Which statements about the Delian League are true?

Sparta never joined the league and resented Athens’s power and treatment of allies.

The league failed to protect Greece from the Persians, and the city-states were conquered.

Answer 2

The correct answers are

C) When some city-states tried to withdraw, Athens used force to keep them under control.

D) Sparta never joined the league and resented Athen’s power and treatment of allies.

The Delian League was founded in 478 BC and had 150 to 330 members. The League could be described as an Athenian Empire. Sparta was not a member of the League, instead, the city formed the Peloponnesian League. This division led to the Peloponnesian war.

Naxos and Thasos tried to leave the league but Naxos was forced to tear down its walls along with loosing its fleet and Thasos was also forced to tear down the fortification walls and pay early tribute and fines.