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Describe your community. How does your community provide for the needs of their citizens?
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
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
“We must regard every citizen as belonging to the state”- Aristotle
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.
The ACROPOLISFor 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.
Greek ExpansionBetween 750-550 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
Greek ColoniesColonies established along coastlines (Med.
Sea) Southern Italy Southern France Eastern Spain Northern Africa
Black Sea Byzantium
Colonization = increased trade + industry + influence
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)