1. Greek City-States

2. Do Now: 9/18
Describe your community. How does your community provide for the needs of their citizens?

3. POLIS *Independent City-State *Intense loyalty of citizens
*Develop autonomous traditions
-Own form of government
-Artistic styles
Acropolis – fortified high ground
Agora – marketplace, built below the Acropolis where people could assemble.
ACROPOLIS

6. “We must regard every citizen as belonging to the state”- Aristotle
POLIS
-A community of people that shared a common identity and common goals.
-Citizens had rights, but also had responsibilities.
-Loyalty to city-state had a negative side.
- city-states distrusted one another
- divided Greece
-Eventually led to its decline

7. Military Hoplite- heavily armed foot soldier
Round shield
Short sword
Thrusting spear (9ft.)
Phalanx: rectangular formation, soldiers created a wall of shields to protect each other.

8. Phalanx

9. The ACROPOLIS
For purposes of defense, Athenians naturally chose elevated ground to build.
The Acropolis was used for not only defensive purposes such as a look out, but also for religious purposes.

10. The view of the Acropolis at NIGHT!

14. Greek Expansion
Between BC, Greeks leave their homelands to settle in new territories.
Desire for good farmland
Overpopulation
Growth of trade
Each new Greek colony became a new polis

15. Greek Colonies Colonies established along coastlines (Med. Sea)
Southern Italy
Southern France
Eastern Spain
Northern Africa
Black Sea
Byzantium
Colonization = increased trade + industry + influence

16. Tyranny Seized power by force from the wealthy aristocrats.
Help the poor
Built new marketplaces, temples and walls
Fell out of favor by 6th century B.C.E
End of tyranny allowed many new people to participate in gov’t. (democracy/oligarchy)

17. Exit Ticket
Explain the difference between an Acropolis and Polis.