CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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They didn’t want Athens to dominate Greece
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They didn’t have the money to pay the membership
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They have their own Army and don’t need Athens to fight Persia
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sparta also feared that Athens was becoming too powerful but tried to prevent war. Peace was possible, the Spartans said, when Athens would revoked measures against Sparta’s ally Megara. The Athenian leader Pericles refused this, because Sparta and Athens had once agreed that conflicts would be solved by arbitration.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sparta was also nervous about the Delian League possibly over powering part of the Peloponnesian League. During the year 433 b.c. Athens banned trade with Megara, a member of the Peloponnesian League. This angered Sparta and its allies, and both leagues prepared for battle.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Delian League was founded in 478 BCE following the Persian War to be a military alliance against any enemies that might threaten Ionian Greeks. It was led most notably by Athens, who protected all members unable to protect themselves with its massive and powerful navy.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sparta challenged the Delian League as the Perisian invasion was stopped, and Sparta began to openly conflict with the Delian League in power and appearance of power.