9th Unit 3: Peloponnesian War

To counter Athens' power, Sparta created the

• Delian League

• Peloponnesian League

Many Greek city-states were angry that Athens used money from the Delian League on itself. This anger led to the

• Neolithic Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Warring States Period

• Peloponnesian War

During the Peloponnesian Wars, the Athenian leader Pericles allowed citizens from the countryside to move within Athens' walls. Overcrowded conditions led to

• an outbreak of disease

• a stronger resistance effort to the invasion

During the Peloponnesian War, Sparta allied with the enemies of the Greek city-states,

• the Persian Empire

• the Gupta Dynasty

Athens' strong navy was not effective against Sparta, because

• 
  Sparta was too far inland

• Sparta's naval fleet was larger

During the Peloponnesian War against Athens, Sparta tried to

• steal Athens' triremes to attack the Athenian coast

• invade Athens by marching over land to the city

Spartan culture focused on

• promoting the arts [philosophy, sculpture, poetry]

• training its citizens for war