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ATHENS AND
SPARTA
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2 of the greatest city-states in Greece
Read pages 292-295 and be
prepared to compare and
contrast many aspects of
life in both Athens and
Sparta
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Assignment
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Sparta
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Boys and Men
Athens
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Girls and Women
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Sparta
Government
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Athens
Formed an alliance to protect and defend each other
 Wanted to protect trade in the Aegean
 Each city-state gave money to the alliance
 $ kept on island of Delos, so called alliance the
Delian League
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City-States Working Together
Athens had the Navy that protected the Aegean
 This made them think they were more powerful
than other city-states
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Started to control the league
 Used League money to build in
Athens
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Built up the Athenian Empire
Athens Goes Too Far
Another alliance included Sparta and southern
city-states
 Peloponnesian League
 People became worried about
Athen’s power
 Sparta declared war
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Peloponnesian War
Take notes on what
happened during the war
and how it ended!
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Read Pg. 297
•Athens navy allowed it to withstand the Spartans
•Then, a deadly disease killed 1 of every 3 people in
Athens, including Pericles
•Spartans made a deal with the Persians!!!!!! Persians
gave the Spartans money so the Spartans could built a
navy. Athens eventually surrendered.
•Spartans and their allies tore down Athens’ walls and
broke apart the Athenian empire.
Athens is Defeated
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Many people died, and it costs Greece in both manpower and
resources
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Sparta created an empire after, but Thebes fought Sparta for
control and won
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Persians would fight against Greece again
All in all, Greece became very weak while the Macedonians to
their north became very strong. Guess what happens.
Effect of the
Sparta/Athens War
Summary
*Democracy and culture in Athens flourished under Pericles
*Athens and Sparta fought each other in the Peloponnesian War
and this led to the weakening of ALL of Greece
*Athenian men and women had very different roles
*The Persian Empire united its lands under a single government
*Persia attacked Greece but were defeated by Athens and Sparta