Bell ringer  What advantages are there for a society to have people involved in a political process (able to vote, run for office, etc.) Disadvantages? (list 3)

Essential ? 1. What characteristics marked early Greek civilizations?

Words to Know  Polis  Tyrants  Democracy  oligarchy

Geography  Greece (4 Parts) Mainland Greece Peloponnesus Islands (Aegean Sea) Asia Minor (Ionia)

Mountains  Made travel by land difficult  Communities developed independently (city- states – cities that function like nations)  Unity was a problem for the Greeks  80 % mountainous

Numbered Heads #1  What role did geography play in Ancient Greece?  What were early Greeks like?

Greeks

Athens Sparta

Athens Friday: 5.4_______

City- States  Polis is the term used for Greek city-states.  the acropolis was a fortified hill top in the city  isolation from one another (mountains), and lack of unity caused the Greek city-states to develop very differently from each other.  Greek city-states developed many different forms of government.  Cleisthenes established democracy in Athens to avoid revolts by the people  Sparta became a military oligarchy to avoid slave revolts

Forms of Government  Monarchy – rule by a king  Aristocracy – rule by the wealthy landowners  Oligarchy – rule by a wealthy few  Democracy – rule by the citizens  Tyranny – illegal form of government, in which a tyrant seizes power with the support of the masses.

Numbered Heads #2  What factors contributed to the develop of democracy in Ancient Athens?

Written Summarization (Closure)  Students will make a Venn diagram to answer the following questions: In what ways were Athens and Sparta similar and how were they different?