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Intro to City-States

Intro to City-States. 1. What two Seas did the Ancient Greeks travel in order to trade? . Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Aegean Sea. 2. How do we know about the Greeks of the Dark Ages? . We learn about the Greeks from the Dark Ages through archaeological findings. (Educated Guesses).

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Intro to City-States

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  1. Intro to City-States

  2. 1. What two Seas did the Ancient Greeks travel in order to trade? • Mediterranean Sea • Black Sea • Aegean Sea

  3. 2. How do we know about the Greeks of the Dark Ages? • We learn about the Greeks from the Dark Ages through archaeological findings. (Educated Guesses)

  4. 3. Why did Greeks originally form City- States? • The ancient Greeks originally formed City-States so that their people would have protection and stability from invasion and economical purposes. • The geography also promoted the creation of City-States in that the mountains and the Islands provided a natural segregation of people. • People of different regions and locations did not have as much contact with one another because of those geographical obstacles

  5. 4. What is another term for City-State? • Another term for City-State is a Polis

  6. 5. Define the Greek classical age. • The Greek classical age began as City-States began to emerge.

  7. 6. Why do you think it was important for Greeks to build cities around fortresses? Opinion

  8. 7. Define the word acropolis. • An acropolis is a City on top of a hill or High City

  9. 8. When did people most often enter the city walls? • Most people would only enter the city walls, in ancient Greece, when there was an immediate threat to the people surrounding the fortress.

  10. 9. What is another word for marketplace? • In Greek people used the term agora to describe the marketplace.

  11. 10. Why was the marketplace so important to Greek society? • The market place was important to Greek society because is was the center for all social events. • Shopping • Meetings • Political • Religious • Etc.

  12. 11. Why do you think it was so important for Greeks to start building colonies all around the Mediterranean Coast? Opinion

  13. Types of Government 4 • Monarchy • Tyranny • Oligarchy • Democrasy

  14. Monarchy • A monarchy is a type of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person. Most monarchies have been ruled by kings with the help of a council of advisors. The term monarchy comes from the Greek words mono (which means “single”) and arkhein (which means “rule”).

  15. Tyranny • Government is ruled by an individual who seizes control by illegal means. At time the Rule may aid the poor, cancel debts, and give others say apart from the nobles . Most people liked this government but some did not.

  16. Oligarchy This government is ruled by a some group of leaders. The Aristocrats, wealth middle class, and military leaders are usually the people that are put in positions to lead. Oligarchy lasted from 1100 to 400 b.c.e, with Sparta being the last that remained.

  17. Democracy • A democracy is a form of government in which the rule is in the hands of the people. Democracy was developed in 500 b.c.e in Athens Greece.`

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