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Warm Up:
Do you and your siblings come to
each others defense, even though
you may be two completely different
people and sometimes fight?
Why?
The Effects of the Persian War
◦ Persian Wars united Athens and Sparta against the Persian
Empire
◦ Athens became the leader of the Delian League (an alliance of
the Greek city-states on the Balkan Peninsula and in Asia
Minor)
◦ Athenian victories over the Persians at Marathon and Salamis
left Greeks in control of the Aegean Sea
◦ Athens preserved its independence and continued innovations
in government and culture, leading to the rise of the Golden Age
of Greece
Post Persian War
◦ Athens is the leader of the Delian League, whose goal
was to be a mutual defense group in case of invasion
◦ Other city-states pay money to help fund Athens’
navy and army
◦ Athens is the premier city-state of Greece at this point
in time
◦ Sparta began the Peloponnesian League (an alliance
of the Greek city-states on the Peloponnese
Peninsula), whose goal was to be a mutual defense
group in case of invasion as well
The Peloponnesian War (431-401 BCE)
◦ A war fought for the control
of Greece in which Athens
and their allies were
defeated by Sparta and
their allies
◦ Athens and the Delian
League vs. Sparta and the
Peloponnesian League
◦ Competition between
Athens and Sparta for the
control of Greece was a
major cause of the war
The Effects of the Peloponnesian War
◦Ends the Golden Age of Athens, Sparta
emerges as the dominant power
◦Slowed cultural advances and weakened
political power
◦Poverty throughout Greece as a result of
the war slowed cultural advancements
Exit Ticket:
Keeping in mind the different cultures of
Athens and Sparta, as well as the effects of
the war, for the sake of Greece, who do you
think should have won the Peloponnesian
War?