Transcript The Delian League and Peloponnesian War

Bell Ringer 11/13/13:
1.
Why did Sparta ask the other
Greek city-states to help them
battle Troy?
2.
What does the expression “Never
trust a Greek bearing gifts” mean?
Agenda:
Bell Ringer
 Delian League: The 5W’s
 Video Clip
 Peloponnesian War: The 5W’s
 Video Clip
 Cause and Effect Flash Cards

an alliance of city-states!
Directions:
As you explore this slide show
make sure you are
completing your “Delian
League- 5W’s” activity sheet!
We have been
learning about the
Ancient Greeks …
BUT have you
ever heard of the
Persians?
These two cultures met in a bloody war
beginning around 499 BC when the
Persians were conquering everything
they could to build a powerful empire!
Persian
Empire
Athens
Sparta
Marathon
There were many famous battles in the
Greco-Persian wars…
The battle of
Thermopylae…
where legend says
300 Spartan
soldiers held off
thousands of
Persian soldiers!
(Ever seen the
movie 300?)
There were many famous battles in the
Greco-Persian wars…
The Battle of Marathon…where
legend says the Greeks defeated the
Persian and sent their fastest runner
26 miles down the beach to Athens
to tell people the news. When he
arrived he screamed “Victory” and
dropped dead from exhaustion...to
honor him the Greeks created a 26
mile road race competition- the
marathon!
Make a prediction:
How do you think the Greeks
They
banded
together
defeated the Persians?
to defeat the
Things to consider:
powerful Persians
…it worked!
 They were individual city-states
The Greeks were
Athens had a wonderful navy
victorious!
 Sparta had a wonderful army
 Many of the other city-states had men
willing to fight
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The Delian League Forms!
After they defeated Persians the Greeks
recognized that the city-states would have
to work together to protect their civilization.
In 479 BC they formed the Delian League,
an alliance of city-states that would protect
them from future invasions.
Let’s check out video clip
“Pericles, the Delian League and
the Athenian Golden Age” for
results of the Delian League!
Write results down on your notes!
Important Results!
Athens became powerful and rich
controlling the League.
 Athens entered the Golden Age.
 The Persians were continuously
defeated.
 Sparta’s hatred of Athens
grew…leading to a war between Athens
and Sparta: The Peloponnesian War!

Let’s check out “The Peloponnesian War
and Thucydides” video clip!
As we watch the video
clip complete your 5W’s
of the Peloponnesian
War!
The Peloponnesian War
Sparta defeated
the great city of
Athens after
many years of
fighting…ending
the Athenian
Golden Age and
their Democratic
government.
Results:

An enormous plaque broke out in Athens
killing many people and weakening their city!

The Athenian Golden Age ended 

The Spartans were victorious!

Both city-states were weakened and never
regained their power 
Cause and Effect:
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Each member of group will create one cause and
effect flash card on Delian League OR the
Peloponnesian War,!
Work together to ensure that each card has a
different cause and effect on it.
We will share these!
Cause…
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