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Greek Geography and City-States
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Objectives
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Understand how geography influenced the Greek
city-states.
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Define the three types of government that
developed in the Greek city-states.
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Explain how Sparta and Athens differed.
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Describe the culture and values shared by Greeks.
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Terms and People
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polis – a city-state in ancient Greece
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acropolis – section of a city at a higher elevation
with great marble temples dedicated to deities
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citizen – free resident of a city-state
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monarchy – a government in which a hereditary
ruler exercises central power
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aristocracy – rule by a hereditary landholding elite
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Terms and People
(continued)
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oligarchy – a form of government in which
power is in the hands of a small, wealthy elite
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phalanx – a massive tactical formation of
heavily armed foot soldiers
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Sparta – a city-state built by the Dorians in
which daily life was ruled by military discipline
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Athens – a Greek city-state that moved slowly
toward democracy
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Terms and People
(continued)
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democracy – government by the people
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tyrant – a ruler who gained power by force
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legislature – a lawmaking body
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How did government and culture
develop as Greek city-states grew?
Ancient Greeks absorbed ideas from older
civilizations and developed their own unique
ideas as well.
They developed new ways to best govern
each polis.
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Ancient civilization in Greece was shaped by
its unique geography.
• Mountains created isolated valleys.
• Hundreds of rocky islands extended from the
coast.
• Rather than a unified empire, the Greeks built
independent city-states cut off from one another
by mountains or water.
Rivalries between city-states often led to war.
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The sea was a link to the outside world.
Greeks became skilled sailors.
The Greeks
traded
throughout
the eastern
Mediterranean
region.
Population
growth
led Greeks to
build colonies
overseas.
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Greeks built cities on two levels, with an acropolis
on the top of a hill and a walled
main city below.
• The acropolis had temples devoted to gods and
goddesses.
• The main city contained the marketplace, public
buildings, and homes.
• The citizens, or free residents, of cities
shared responsibilities and debated ideas.
• Male landowners held all of the political power.
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Different forms of government evolved in Greece
between 750 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Monarchy:
A hereditary
ruler
exercised
central
power.
Aristocracy:
Power shifted
to a class of
noble
landowners.
In time, this
became a
hereditary
ruling class.
Oligarchy:
In some citystates, a
small, wealthy
elite of
merchants,
farmers, and
artisans
gained power.
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As forms of government evolved, new warfare
methods also emerged.
Iron weapons replaced bronze weapons.
Since iron was cheaper, ordinary citizens could
afford swords, shields, and helmets. As a result, the
power of the middle class increased.
Soldiers trained to fight in close formation in a
phalanx. This shared training gave citizen-soldiers
a sense of unity.
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Phalanx warfare put the defense of a city-state into the
hands of ordinary citizens.
At the same time, it led to two influential city-states
developing different ways of life.
Sparta
stressed
military
virtues
and strong
discipline.
Athens
glorified the
individual
and extended
rights to more
citizens.
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In Spartan warrior society:
• Boys began military training at age seven.
• They lived in army barracks until age 30.
• Both men and women were required to
exercise and develop strength.
• Women could inherit property and managed
the household while men were at war.
• Trade, wealth, and art were not considered to
be important.
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Athens moved slowly toward democracy.
Solon made
reforms,
including
opening
high offices
to more
citizens.
Pisistratus
helped farmers
and the poor.
He gave
ordinary citizens
a larger role in
government.
Cliesthenes made
the assembly a
legislature.
All male citizens
were expected to
participate.
Democracy in Athens was limited, but the people had
more of a voice than in any other ancient civilization.
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Athenian women could not
take part in government but
played a role in public religion.
• Women participated in
sacred processions and
ceremonies.
• Well-to-do women
managed their homes
and were not seen in
public.
• Poorer women worked
outside the home.
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Athenian boys learned
how to read and write
the Greek language.
Roman, and eventually
English, characters
evolved from the
Greek alphabet.
Wealthy boys also
studied music, poetry,
and public speaking.
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Despite divisions among city-states,
all Greeks did share a common culture.
• They spoke the same language.
• They prayed to the same gods, including Zeus.
• They participated in common festivals, including the
Olympic games.
• They shared a sense of superiority over foreigners.