2. The Rise of Greece Citizenship and Government

3. Rise of the City State For 300 years after the Dorians conquered Greece there was a dark age with few arts, writing, or travel Around 800 BC, Greece began to emerge out of this Dark Age Greek sailors once again set forth on the Mediterranean Sea Small towns grew back into city-states

4. City-States Cont. The Greeks called their city-states a polis A polis consisted of an acropolis or hill on which the temples stood and the surrounding flat land contained the houses, markets, and public buildings Greeks became fiercely loyal to their city -state as they competed with other city- states for land and resources As conflict increased, so did the importance of citizenship

5. The Importance of Citizenship Shared in the victories and good fortune of your state as well as to ensure you had a vested interest in defending your state In many states only citizens could own land, run a business, or have any voice in govn. Citizenship could be gained by being born a citizen or earned by serving your state

6. Citizenship and Government Citizenship led to many different forms of Greek government Early governments consisted of a monarchy where the country is run by a King Soon many wealthy citizens challenged the rule by one person and established an oligarchy or rule by the elite few Eventually citizenship would lead to the development of the world’s first democracy in Athens where every citizen has a say in govnernment King Dorian- 1st Civilization: Minoans and Mycenaeans Homer blind poet writes Illiad and Odyssey – shows Greek culture and values