Greece Day 7 (Peloponnesian War) Flashcards

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Who were fighting each other in the Peloponnesian War?

A

Athens and Sparta

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Strengths of Athens & the Delian League

A

-good navy
-Delian League paid tribute to Athens
-money used to build up navy

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Weaknesses of Athens & the Delian League

A

-bad land army
-sometimes members of Delian League tried to leave, causing conflict within the alliance

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Strengths of Sparta & the Peloponnesian League

A

-good land army
-more positive relations with allied city-states

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Weaknesses of Sparta & the Peloponnesian League

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-extremely small navy
-Helot population outnumbered Spartans

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Cause of the war

A

End of Persian War –> Golden Age of Athens –> Peloponnesian War

-Delian League led to formation of Athenian Empire

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Effects of the war

A

-Athens would fall and be absorbed into Spartan Empire
-Greece would remain strongly divided
-Easy for Alexander the Great to conquer Greece roughly a century later

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