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Question 8 • TX-World History Studies

Which statement correctly describes relations between Athens and Sparta leading up to the Peloponnesian War?

Answer

Sparta was a strong ally of Athens because the two city-states had similar forms of government.

Sparta was a strong ally of Athens because the two city-states were both military societies.

Sparta resented the growing power of Athens, which controlled the city-states of the Delian League.

Sparta resented the growing power of Athens, which had fought the city-states of the Delian League.

Explanation

Athens grew more powerful by leading and increasingly controlling the Delian League, an alliance formed to defend against Persia. Sparta and its allies feared that this growing Athenian influence threatened their own power, contributing to the Peloponnesian War. Athens and Sparta had very different governments, and Athens had not fought the Delian League’s city-states as choice D claims.

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