{ athens and sparta 2 of the greatest city-states in greece
TRANSCRIPT
Read pages 292-295 and be prepared to compare and contrast many aspects of life in both Athens and Sparta
Assignment
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
City-States Working Together
Athens had the Navy that protected the Aegean
This made them think they were more powerful than other city-states
Started to control the league Used League money to build in Athens
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
Peloponnesian War
Athens is Defeated
• 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.
Effect of the Sparta/Athens War
•Many people died, and it costs Greece in both manpower and resources
•Sparta created an empire after, but Thebes fought Sparta for control and won
•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.
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