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Greece

Greece. Bell Quiz: Vocabulary. Minoans Mycenaeans Polis Aristocracies Popular Government Democracy Ephors Athenian Society (pg 115) Citizens Metics Slaves. Early Greek Civilizations. Greek City States. Short mountain ranges divided the land kept villages apart

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Greece

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  1. Greece

  2. Bell Quiz: Vocabulary • Minoans • Mycenaeans • Polis • Aristocracies • Popular Government • Democracy • Ephors • Athenian Society (pg 115) • Citizens • Metics • Slaves

  3. Early Greek Civilizations

  4. Greek City States • Short mountain ranges • divided the land • kept villages apart • Villages formed city states • 3 ideas of a city state (Polis) • Geographical territory of city state • Community that it represented • The political and economic independence that it produced • A polis is an independent and self sufficient community

  5. Government in City States • Aristocracies: • City states that were controlled by nobles • Aristocrats (wealthiest land owners) controlled everything • Aristocrats made up laws, acted as judges, controlled religion, and controlled economy • Democracy: • Citizens could vote and take part in government actions • Just like U.S.A

  6. Similarities in City States • Overall small area of land • Population fewer than 10,000 • Majority of population were slaves • Only free adult males had rights • The center of each city state was built on an acropolis or hill. It included a Fort, temple, and other public buildings • Each city state had a market place or meeting place

  7. City State Group Assignment • With your group create a name for your city state • Create/ Choose a government style • Autocracy (emperor/king has all power), Bureaucracy (government organized into different levels), Democracy (citizens run government), Aristocracy (nobles run government) • Write a page explaining the style you chose or created. • Write laws for your state (at least 10) • Create a social class system: • Will there be slaves, are there nobles or rich, how big is your middle class • Write a paragraph for each social class you create explaining their role in society, what laws will each class have or not have, etc. • What role will women, men, and children play in this society

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