Name __________________________________________________________________________ Period _______ Date __________

(Ancient Greece: The Peloponnesian War Note Guide)**

Greece was made up of city-states

o Each had their own government and economy

Athens and Sparta were two of the greatest Greek city-states

Sparta valued fighting and physical strength

Athens valued intelligence and thinking

Both city-states played important roles in Ancient Greece

o Even though they were rivals

Athens and Sparta sometimes worked together to defend Greece (Persian Wars)

After the Persian Wars, an alliance was created

o Alliance – An agreement to work together

o Sparta was not in this alliance

The alliances were meant to defend Greece

Everybody had to give money to the alliance

o The money was kept on the island of Delos

o Called the Delian League

Athens was the most powerful city in the Delian League

o Treated other cities as subjects

o No one could quit the League, and more cities were forced to join

Athenians took the League’s money for use in Athens

o Delian League became an Athenian Empire

Sparta joined an alliance called the Peloponnesian League

o To make sure Athens didn’t get too powerful, Sparta declared war on Athens

This begins the Peloponnesian War

o Peloponnesian War: A war between Sparta and Athens that tore Greece apart

431BCE – Spartan army marches to Athens

o Surrounds the city

o Destroys crops belonging to Athens

o Athens gets their supplies by sea

Athens attacked Sparta’s allies

o Sparta sent troops to defend allies

After 10 years, a truce was reached

o Athens keeps its empire, but will not expand

o Sparta goes home

415BCE – Athens tries to expand again

o Attempt to conquer Sicily (an ally of Sparta)

o Sicily defeats Athens and destroys its navy

Sparta attacks Athens

404BCE – Sparta finally wins and ends the Peloponnesian War

Greece falls into a period of civil warfare for many years

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Greece was made up of _________________

o Each had their own ______________ and economy

___________ and _____________ were two of the greatest Greek city-states

___________ valued fighting and physical strength

___________ valued intelligence and thinking

___________ and _________ sometimes worked together to defend Greece (Persian Wars)

After the Persian Wars, an ______________ was created

o _____________ – An agreement to work together

o ___________ was not in this alliance

o Called the _____________ League

_______________ was the most powerful city in the Delian League

o Treated other cities as _____________

o ____________ League became an _____________ Empire

_________ joined an alliance called the __________________ League

o To make sure __________ didn’t get too powerful, __________ declared war on Athens

This begins the _________________________________

o _________________ - A war between Sparta and Athens that tore Greece apart

431BCE – ______________ army marches to ___________

______________ attacked _____________ allies

After 10 years, a ______________ was reached

o ___________ keeps its empire, but will not expand

o ___________ goes home

415BCE – ___________ tries to expand again

o ____________ defeats ___________ and destroys its navy

___________ attacks _____________

404BCE – ___________ finally wins and ends the ____________________ War

____________ falls into a period of __________ warfare for many years

Name ____________________________________________________________________ Period _______ Date __________

Ancient Greece: The Peloponnesian War Note Guide

_____________ was made up of _________________

o Each had their own ______________ and _____________

___________ and _____________ were two of the greatest Greek ___________

___________ valued ___________ and physical strength

___________ valued intelligence and _____________

___________ and _________ sometimes worked ________ to defend Greece (Persian Wars)

After the _____________ Wars, an ______________ was created

o Alliance –

o ___________ was not in this _____________

o Called the _____________ ______________

_______________ was the most powerful city in the ______________________

o Treated other cities as _____________

o ____________ _______________ became an _____________ ________________

_________ joined an _____________ called the __________________ _______________

o To make sure ________ didn’t get too powerful, _________declared war on _________

This begins the _________________________________

o Peloponnesian War -

431BCE – ______________ army marches to ___________

______________ attacked _____________ allies

After _________ years, a ______________ was reached

o ___________ keeps its __________, but will not __________________

o ___________ goes _____________

415BCE – ___________ tries to _____________ again

o ____________ defeats ___________ and destroys its ___________

___________ attacks _____________

404BCE – ___________ finally _________ and ends the ____________________ ________

____________ falls into a period of __________ _____________ for many years