1. Fall of Ancient Greece

2. War Between Athens and Sparta
War with Persia over
Greeks still do not want to take a chance and form alliances. This was called the Delian League. Stay organized = Persia
Sparta was left out
Greeks grew rich from trade without fear of the Persians

3. Athenian Empire League has successes and failures
Athenian Empire becoming more rich and powerful.
Athens begins to dominate and take over

4. War Breaks Out Other city-states side with Sparta
Athens and Sparta do not trust each other
Sparta attacks Athens and the Peloponnesian War begins

5. Pericles Funeral Oration
He addresses the crowd and they honor those lost in war.
Points out that all Athenians are part of a community
They all follow laws and have rights and must defend their city.
Gave the people courage to keep fighting

6. Athens Loses Sparta = strong army Athens = strong navy
Pericles knew army would lose a land battle, so people and farmers live behind city walls.
Safe from Spartan soldiers
Navy delivers supplies to the city
City is overcrowded, eventually disease spreads throughout. Pericles dies.

7. Athens Loses War still lingers for years.
Spartans can’t compete with Athenian navy.
Make a deal with the Persians to destroy the Athenian fleet.
They do and Athens surrenders.
Persians get back Greek city-states in Asia Minor

8. Effects of the War
Sparta tries to rule but war breaks out again among the city-states and Sparta loses
All Greek city-states weakened after decades of war.
Back at war with the Persians
Fail to realize the power of the Macedonian Army growing up North.