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Athens and Sparta

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How did Athens play a part in its own downfall?
1.Other city-states began to resent Athens for not treating them well.
2. This lead to other city- states banding with Sparta to fight Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
3. From crowded conditions during the war, 1/3 of the people in Athens died from the plague.
4. The Spartans banded with Persians to form a blockade and defeat Athens.
How did the Athenian empire develop after its victory over Persia?
1.Athens became the most powerful city-state.
2. Athens joined other city states to form the Delian league, but did not treat the other city states well.
3. Athens formed a large empire.
What happened to the Greek's attitude about themselves after defeating the
Persians?
The Greeks felt more important, because they felt the gods had favored them.
How might the history of Greece changed if the Persians had succeeded at Marathon?
Athens would not have become the most powerful city-state of Greece.
Athens would probably not be the capital of Greece today.
What was at stake for the people of Athens at the Battle of Marathon?
They were defending the Greek peninsula.
How did the Greeks overcome the Persian invasian?
The Athenians rushed the Persians at the Battle of Marathon and beat them even though they were outnumbered.
After this, the Greek city-states banded together to beat Persia in the Persian War.
What was the Spartan attitude toward wealth?
How did this affect their trade and travel?
They did not value wealth.
They did not travel (or mingle), and they looked down on trade.
Recall what life was like for boys living in Sparta.
1. Boys were trained to be soldiers, starting at age 7.
2. Boys were urged to steal (but not get caught).
3. Boys were expected to bear pain and punishment in silence.
An action taken to isolate an enemy and cut off its supplies is called a(n) _______________.
blockade
A widespread disease is called a (n) ____________________.
plague
A war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta, in which almost every other city state was involved
Peloponnesian War
In Sparta, the term for slaves that were owned by the state is _________.
helots
A city-state in amcient Greece where life was very harsh
Sparta
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