HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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The Athenian economy never recovered.
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Sparta became the dominant force of the Delian League.
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Athens remained the cultural center of the Greek world.
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Athens and Sparta withdrew into permanent isolation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a result of the Peloponnesian War, Sparta, which had primarily been a continental culture, became a naval power. At its peak, Sparta overpowered many key Greek states, including the elite Athenian navy.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Peloponnesian War changed the face of the ancient Greek world. Athens, the once superpower, was taken down and was no longer a powerhouse. Sparta was established as the leader. The costly war wasn’t just costly for Athens and Sparta – all of Greece bore the cost, bringing poverty across all the city-states.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the most significant effect of the Peloponnesian War? Athens lost its empire and influence as a model of democracy.