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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 • Democrasy
Monarchy • This governments function is that Monarchy is a form of a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a single person.
Tyranny • Tyranny was cruel and abusive. It was rule by an individual that seized control.
Oligarchy • The governmet functions in sections. This government has many rulers, not only one.
Democracy • This government functions by the people. The male were the only people that could attend the citizens assembly. They were also the only people that could vote.
