1. Delian League, Athens in the Age of Pericles, and The Peloponnesian War
p from the Prentice Hall World History Connections to Today textbook

2. Delian League An alliance between Athens and other Greek
city-states where they agreed to protect each other.
Alliance- formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate & come to one another’s defense.
This league was organized by Athens so they could defend themselves in case Persia decided to attack them.
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3. Athens in the Age of Pericles
460 B.C.-429 B.C.- “Age of Pericles.” This was considered a golden age for Athens. The city was under the leadership of Pericles at this time.
Pericles- statesman (former general in the army) who helped the economy to thrive and helped the government to become more democratic.

4. Athens in the Age of Pericles
With the help of an educated foreign-born woman named Aspasia, Pericles turned Athens into the cultural center of Greece.
Pericles & Aspasia surrounded themselves with thinkers, writers, and artists.
Through building programs and festivals, they supported the arts.
They had a major impact on Athenian culture.

5. Peloponnesian War
431 B.C.- Warfare broke out between Athens and Sparta. Soon, all of Greece became engulfed in the fighting. This war went on for 27 yrs.
What do you think caused this war?

6. Peloponnesian War
Cause of conflict- Many Greeks outside of Athens disliked how powerful Athens had become.
ATHENS SPARTA
-Had formed Delian League
-Supported democracy among its allies
-Formed the Peloponnesian League in reaction to the success of Athens
-Encouraged oligarchy

7. Peloponnesian War
When Sparta invaded Athens, Pericles allowed people from the surrounding countryside to move inside the city walls.
Overcrowded conditions soon led to disaster.
A terrible plague broke out, killing at least 1/3 of the population.
The city’s democratic government began to have problems.

8. War Continues….
Sparta eventually allies itself with Persia, the longtime enemy of the Greeks.
404 B.C.- With the help of the Persian navy, the Spartans captured Athens.
The Spartans took the Athenian fleet and their empire.
Result: Peloponnesian War ended Athenian domination of the Greek world.