Unit 3: Wars and Political Change in Greece!

What was one major reason Athens emerged as the leader of the Delian League?

It possessed a dominant navy capable of protecting the Aegean

What internal factor significantly weakened Athens during the Peloponnesian War?

A plague that killed thousands, including Pericles

The shift from Classical to Hellenistic Greece began primarily due to:

The conquests of Alexander the Great

What did the Thirty Tyrants represent in post-war Athens?

An oligarchic regime imposed by Sparta

What long-term consequence did decades of Greek warfare create?

Deep exhaustion that enabled Macedon to rise