CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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These were all reasons why members of the Delian League resented Athens’ power EXCEPT ____
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Athens used the League’s money for it’s own purposes.
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Athens forced some city-states to join the league.
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Athens and Sparta joined forces in the Persian Wars.
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Athens blocked some city-states from leaving the league.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as the democratic reforms of Cleisthenes, which Sparta always opposed. However, the more immediate reason for the war was Athenian control of the Delian League, the vast naval alliance that allowed it to dominate the Mediterranean Sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sparta didn’t join the Delian League because it was led by Athens and Athens and Sparta were traditionally rivals. Although Athens and Sparta set aside their differences during the Persian Wars to defeat their common enemy, when the wars ended, they once again continued their rivalry.
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