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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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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)
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
4. What is another term for City-State? • Another term for City-State is a Polis
5. Define the Greek classical age. • The Greek classical age began as City-States began to emerge.
6. Why do you think it was important for Greeks to build cities around fortresses? Opinion
7. Define the word acropolis. • An acropolis is a City on top of a hill or High City
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.
9. What is another word for marketplace? • In Greek people used the term agora to describe the marketplace.
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.
11. Why do you think it was so important for Greeks to start building colonies all around the Mediterranean Coast? Opinion
Types of Government 4 • Monarchy • Tyranny • Oligarchy • Democracy
Monarchy • In a monarchy the government is in the hands of one single person with the title of king and passes that title through generations of family members. He usually retained his political power. If there was no son, the closest military advisors often battled among themselves to become the next monarch. 2000 to 1100 b.c.e.
Tyranny • The government functions by one ruler who has seized control, often by illegal means. Leaders reformed the laws, aided poor, canceled debts, and gave citizens other than nobles a say in government. Tyrannies in Greece first arose during the mid 600 B.C.E. Many tyrants ruled for short periods of time. In some city-states, tyrants became harsh, greedy and were simply over thrown by the people.
Oligarchy • An oligarchy is the form of government in which few people rule. The oligarchy form of government was popular for a few hundred years, but by the 400s B. C. E. only the city- state of Sparta was ruled by this form of government.
Democracy • The government is run by the men when voting. Officials were voted by lottery. Officials were usually paid for their services the poor and the rich can participate in the government. Democracy was developed in Greece around 500 B.C.E. A small body of 500 would deel with the day to day issues of the community.
