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Chapter 12, Lesson 2, Peloponnesian War

Chapter 12, Lesson 2, Peloponnesian War. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 1. *What led Athens and Sparta to fight a war?. *There were many differences between the city-states of Athens and Sparta.

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Chapter 12, Lesson 2, Peloponnesian War

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  1. Chapter 12, Lesson 2, Peloponnesian War

  2. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 1 *What led Athens and Sparta to fight a war? *There were many differences between the city-states of Athens and Sparta. *Athens had a democratic form of government and Sparta had a culture that glorified military ideals. *Both wanted to be the most powerful city-state in the region. *This competition led to clashes between the two city-states and their allies.

  3. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 2 -What were the causes of the war? -There were three main reasons war broke out: • Some city-states feared Athens because of its grab for power and prestige. • Under the leadership of Pericles, Athens grew from a city-state to a naval empire. • Some Athenian settlers began to move into the lands of other city-states. -The other city-states also resented how Athens spent money from the Delian League, intended for the mutual protection of all the city-states.

  4. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 3 -What were the causes of the war? (continued) -Because of this practice, several city-states tried to break free of Athenian power. -Pericles’ policy was to punish any city-state that resisted Athens. -Sparta headed a league of city-states called the Peloponnesian League to stand up to the power of the Delian League -These city-states were located on the Peloponnesus and in 431 BC, Sparta declared war on Athens starting the conflict called the Peloponnesian War.

  5. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 4 *What happened during the Peloponnesian War? *Each side in the war had advantages and disadvantages. *Sparta had the better land-based military force and its location could not be attacked by the sea. *Athens had the better navy and could strike Sparta’s allies by sea. *Sparta’s strategy was to cut off the Athenian food supply by taking control of the countryside around Athens and destroying their crops. *Athens’ strategy was to avoid battles on land and to rely on sea power.

  6. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 5 *What happened during the Peloponnesian War? (continued) *Pericles persuaded the Athenians to allow the Spartans to destroy the countryside, and brought in the people from the surrounding areas to move inside the city walls. *The Athenian people would be safe inside the city walls and would be supplied with food by sea. *Because of Pericles’ plan to bring people into Athens, the city became badly overcrowded. *In the second year of the war, an outbreak of a plague, a disease that spreads easily and usually causes death, killed as many as one-third of the people of Athens. *Pericles, too, died from the plague.

  7. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 6 -What was the result of the Peloponnesian War? -In 421 BC, Athens signed a truce, or an agreement to stop fighting, and finally surrendered to Sparta in 404 BC. -The war lasted for 27 years, cities and crops were destroyed and thousands of Greeks died. -All of the Greek city-states suffered losses of economic and military power. -To the north of of the Greek city-states, King Philip of Macedon came to power in 359 BC. Planning to build an empire, he looked south toward the weakened Greek city-states.

  8. Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Slide 7 *Summary *The wealth, prestige, policies, and power of Athens caused resentment from other city-states. *A plague that killed many Athenians helped Sparta defeat Athens. *The Peloponnesian War weakened all of the Greek city-states.

  9. Questions??? • What was one of the reasons the Peloponnesian war broke out? • What league did Sparta create to stand up to the power of the Delian League? • What was the Athenian’s advantage in the war? • What was Sparta’s strategy in the war? • Why did Athens sign a treaty and finally surrender to the Spartans to end the war?

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