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The Peloponnesian War notes
-The Peloponnesian War was fought between
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And
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The conflict started over the following
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Themistocles _________________________ Athens against Sparta's wishes
Athenian ____________________________ by way of the
________________________ League strained relations between Athens and
Sparta
Athens increasing ___________________________________ dominance
Political Differences (__________________________________ vs.
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Quest for ____________________________________
We know about this war through_____________________- Known as one of the first true _______________________, wrote the
book “History of the ____________________________”
What made him a more respected historian than Herodotus who taught us about the
__________ wars?
Thucydides
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Used _______________ source documents – ex. ________________________________
____________________________ participants
And was an ____________________________ to events
War lines up with Pericles original goals for Athens-
Pericles convinced the Athenian council that war was not only _________________ but
inevitable
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Athen's first priority was to expand the empire (Become world super-power)
Who struck first?
Pericles sent troops to invade a _______________________ colony.
Which side is Corinth on?
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Sparta sees Athenian move as an act of ____________________________
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Spartan assembly rules that _________________ broke the peace and declares
war on Athens
Athenian strategy- Superior navy (Athens) vs. Superior Infantry (Sparta)
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Pericles knew that his __________________ could never withstand a land attack
from the Spartan __________________________
He decided to force the Spartans into a ____________________ battle by
abandoning the city
Although the Spartans were able to take over Athenian land and burn down all the
Athenian crops they were unable to get the land battle they wanted
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Athenian fleet was free to receive shipments of food and supplies at will
All they had to do now was wait...
How does this plan backfire?
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The ships that brought much needed _________________ to the self-contained
city, also brought __________________
The plague ravaged the _______________________ packed city, and in the long
run, was a significant cause of its final defeat. The plague wiped out over
_____________________ citizens, sailors and soldiers and even
__________________and his sons.
What is the Athenian’s final plan?
They invade ____________________________________
Why?
to attack Spartan ___________________________ and gain _________________________
What is the result of this attack?
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How did the Spartans finish off the Athenians?
Spartan general, __________________________, who had good relations with the Persians,
made a deal with the Persians and were supplied with a ____________________ that
eventually led to the defeat of the Athenians. Athens was cut off from all
_____________________ by the sea.
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Facing _____________________ and _____________________ from the prolonged
siege, Athens ________________________________ in 404 BC, and its allies soon
surrendered as well.
Aftermath
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Athenian democracy was ________________________________ towards the end of
the war
After the eventual defeat of Athens, Sparta set up an ______________________
regime Greece became more _______________________ than ever
Using you prior knowledge about all of the wars, and conflicts the U.S. has been
involved in, which is most similar to the conflict between the Spartans, and Athenians?
Why?
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