Greek City-States
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What did Solon do to Ancient Athens?

  • He united Athens with Sparta
  • He established the Olympic games
  • He codified the constitutional structure (correct)
  • He colonized Sicily
  • What was one of the benefits of colonization for the city-states?

  • It reduced the importance of trade
  • It increased the rivalry between city-states
  • It made the city-states more united
  • It reduced the agricultural stress on mainland Greece (correct)
  • What was the purpose of the cities built by Alexander the Great?

  • To protect the city-states from war
  • To unite all of Greece under one rule
  • To create posts for trading and cultural exchange (correct)
  • To establish the Olympic games
  • What was one of the outcomes of the rivalry between Greek city-states?

    <p>It created conditions for war and hostility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Olympic games?

    <p>To demonstrate the underlying commonalities of Greek culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

    <p>It led to the defeat of Athens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main difference between Egypt and the Greek city-states?

    <p>Egypt was constantly united under the rule of a central monarch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main similarity between Mesopotamia and Greece?

    <p>They both began as individual cities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the benefit of joining the Mesopotamian empire?

    <p>It provided increased stability and infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the extensive warfare of Egypt with its neighbors?

    <p>It was a result of the need to expand its empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Greek City-States

    • Emerged in the first centuries of recorded civilization, around 2000 BCE
    • Did not coalesce into larger empires like their Sumerian and Egyptian neighbors
    • Developed separate cultures due to mountainous geography of mainland Greece
    • Hellenism was the essential connection between city-states, encompassing politics, religion, and culture

    Ancient Greek City-States

    • Also known as polis city-states, grew as separate ruling entities not answerable to any larger empire
    • The concept of the polis is fundamental to modern understandings, influencing politics, police, and polite
    • Most influential city-states emerged as trading centers before becoming hubs of trade and culture
    • Each polis had unique ruling structures and ways of life, with geographic separation making them intensely self-reliant and proud of their unique cultures

    Examples of Greek City-States

    • Thebes: emerged in central Greece centuries before others, thrived during the Bronze Age and the Golden Age of the 500s BCE
    • Athens: developed laws protecting democracy, a vigilantly guarded system, and was the second city-state to emerge
    • Sparta: known for its constitution and military focus, contributed to the reputation of Greeks as intelligent warriors
    • Corinth: enjoyed wealth due to its central trading location
    • Delphi: had deep religious significance as the location of the Oracle and shrine to the god Apollo

    Ancient Greek Cities

    • The central city of each polis contained an agora for public buildings, including temples and government structures
    • Agora was built on top of the acropolis or central hill, where leaders of each city-state met
    • Pantheon of gods was essential to average citizens, who met in the agora to offer worship to their gods after purification rituals
    • Market in the agora offered fountains for water and a marketplace for trading

    Geographical Regions of Greek City-States

    • Thebes developed in central Greece, surrounded by plains suitable for agriculture
    • Athens was located on a peninsula walled in by mountains and the sea, giving it natural protection from invaders
    • Sparta had mountainous protection, access to rivers for water, and the Laconian plain for agriculture

    Government of Greek City-States

    • No single form of government, with leadership structures varying between city-states
    • Most had some form of oligarchy, where a few elites ruled over the rest
    • Sparta had a council and two kings who controlled military matters
    • Athens adopted democracy, or the rule of the people, a unique form of government in the ancient world

    Features of Greek City-States

    • Constitutions outlined powers of different governments, holding rulers accountable
    • Colonialism was an ambition and necessity, with Greeks searching for new places to colonize
    • Competition between city-states drove development, colonization, trade, and warfare

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    Explore the history of Greek city-states, unique in the ancient world for their independence and separate cultures. Learn about the development of separate cultures in each city-state and the underlying similarities that connected them.

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