Directions Take out a sheet of paper Draw this on the whole front side: Read Pages and find most important facts and info on each society 1 MinoansMycenaeans Same:

Agenda Brief PPT on City States, Acropolis, etc 2.Map Activity 3.Provo apologizes for being horrendously wrong 4.Black accepts and smirks 2

3 The Greek City-States Ch. 5 Section 1

4Geography Surrounded by seas Small mountain ranges kept villages separated

5 Early Greeks Minoans –Arrived on the island of Crete in 2000 B.C. –Built a great civilization –Volcano erupts and causes tidal waves Destroys settlements and weakens Minoan civilization

6 Early Greeks Mycenaeans conquered Crete in 1400 B.C. –Warlike people –Also settled southern Greece –Earthquakes and warfare destroyed many cities by 1200 B.C.

7 Greek City-States Polis (city) –City surrounding a fort Absolutely independent and self-sufficient

8 Greek City-States Based on 3 ideas: –Geographical territory –Community it represented –Economic independence it produced

9 Greek City-States Similarities –Covered small areas of land Athens (smaller than Rhode Island) Sparta (smaller than Connecticut) Large compared to others –Small populations (most fewer than 10,000)

10 Greek City-States More similarities –Original forts created on an acropolis (hill) –Each city-state had an agora (marketplace) Served as a meeting place for the people

11 Greek City-States Shared a common language and religious ideas Regarded all non- Greeks as barbarians

12 Greek City-States All had independent identities Took great pride and loyalty in their polis Each had its own government and laws

Sparta One of mightiest 13

Outcome of Persian War Delian League – Athen’s became leader –City-states band together for protection –League members resented power of Athens Athens used $ from Delian League to rebuild –Problem? –Athens would attack anyone who dissented 14