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Who fought?
1. Delian League: Athens and
other small city states that
supported democracy
2. Peloponnesian League :
Sparta and other city states
that supported an oligarchy.
Causes
• After the Persian War tension
was building for years.
• Athens had supreme power
and others resented them.
–Controlled the Delian League
(map next slide)
Athens vs Sparta
• Sparta =
• Athens =
strongest land
strongest sea
power in Greece
power in Greece
Spartans
Athens
Who Won?
How Did Sparta Win?
• Sparta was located inland so it
could not be attacked from the
sea
• Athens could be attacked by sea
and land
• Athens tried to move its people
behind the acropolis and plague
broke out = weakened Athens
Acropolis
Acropolis
Effects of the Peloponnesian
Wars
• Ended the reign of Athenian
greatness
• Corruption replaced good
citizenship
–People lost faith in democracy
• Sparta’s is taken over by Thebes
• Macedonia becomes the next
great power
Pictures Cited
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Slide 1 - http://acts.warhorsesim.com/images/EPW_cover.jpg
Slide 2 – clip art 2006
Slide 4 –
http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/262/268312/art/figures/KISH_03_58.gi
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Slide 5 – http://www.geocities.com/northstaffsca/AlexandraGuestPhoto.jpg,
http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/gallery/1170203/photo_47_hires.jpg
Slide 6 –
http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~cwalton/walton/SOLPics/spartanbattle.jpg
Slide 7 – http://www.preisvergleich.org/pimages/The-Enemies-Athens-vs-Sparta-VBC-4-Fig_203__1957_40.jpg
Slide 9 – http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/images/acropolis_aerial.lg.jpg
Slide 10 – www.wikipedia.com
Slide 12 – http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/ns/images/spartans12.jpg