Which of the following were reasons why Sparta declared war on Athens?I. Other city-states feared Athens was grabbing for power.II. Settlers from Athens were moving into lands of other city-states.III. Athens had become a naval power.IV. Athens attacked a neighboring city-state.

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A	I, II, and III
B	II and III
C	I, II, III, and IV
D	I and IV

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -With battles at home and abroad, the long and complex conflict was damaging to both sides. Sparta, with financial help from Persia, finally won the conflict by destroying the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami in 405 BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sparta and its allies became increasingly jealous and distrustful of Athens. Finally, in 431 BC, when Sparta and Athens ended up on different sides in a conflict over the city of Corinth, Sparta declared war on Athens. The first Peloponnesian War lasted for 10 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The laws’ goal was to train citizens to become hardened soldiers so that they could fight off potential enemies or slave revolts. The result was a rigid lifestyle unlike any seen in Greece at the time. The devotion of Spartans to developing a military state left little time for the arts or literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sparta was jealous of other powers and desired more power for itself. Sparta was unhappy at no longer having all the military glory. Athen bullied its allies and neutral cities. There was a conflict among city-states between competing political ideologies. 05-Sept-2019

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