PPT-The Greek City-States

POLIS THE CENTER OF GREEK LIFE Organization of the City State Acropolis Usually at the top of the hill Often was fortified Public Temples and buildings were often found on the Acropolis. Polis. Expansion. Sparta. Athens. Polis. Citizens who have Rights (most males. ) - ~10%. asty. + . chora. = polis. . Asty. . is the Greek word for the city proper, the core of the polis. . Chora. . Before the war. 400s B.C.: Persian Empire intends to extend influence over all of Europe. Greek city-states cooperate with each other in resisting the Persian attack. The Persian Wars. 546 B.C.: Persian armies led by Cyrus II, conquered Greek city-states of Ionia in Asia Minor. Renaissance/Intellectual . Hallmark . Chapter 13. Euro Society in the Age of the Renaissance 1350 - 1550. N. ew literary and artistic culture first emerged in Italy . spread gradually . at different time . How did the Greek city-state create the idea of citizenship?. Recap from Last Week. Mountains and seas separated Greek communities from each other, so people developed a loyalty to the community in which they lived.. 10.28 The Golden Age of Athens. Results of the Persian Wars. Spartans and Athenians alike had worked hard to drive the Persians from their homeland. After the war, the Spartans returned home, concerned with keeping the helots subjugated, whilst the Athenians had bigger plans.. City-States. The growth of city states in Greece lead to the development of several political systems, including democracy.. Geography Review. By 750 BCE the Greek city-state, or . polis. , is the formal government.. . Do Now: Write a response to the . . . following question, . “What does the dialogue tell you about . Ancient Greek civilization?”. Person A: “I am Greek, but I am also Spartan!”. Zoroastrianism. Based on the teachings of Zarathustra. Proclaimed that visions revealed to him by the supreme god, whom he called Ahura Mazda (“wise lord”). Influence of Zoroastrian religion can be found in Judaism and Christianity, for example, the concept of good and evil. Europe. Africa. Aegean Sea. Black Sea. Asia Minor. Balkan Peninsula. Peloponnesus Peninsula. 5A #1. Greece Map (white = land, grey = water). Troy. Sparta. Athens. Kingdom of Macedonia. Dardanelles Straits. 546 BC. , these came . under Persian control. . Some fifty years later, in . 499 BC. they rebelled against Persian authority, and started. the Persian Wars . The Persian Wars. The Initial Rebellion. Lesson 1 – Geography and the Early Greeks. Words to Know . Polis. Classical. Acropolis . If you were there……. You live on a rocky coast of a bright blue sea. Across the water you can see dozens of islands and points of land jutting out into the sea. Rugged mountains rise steeply behind your village. It is hard to travel across the mountains in order to visit other villages or towns. Near your home on the coast is a sheltered cove where its easy to anchor a boat.. 6. th Grade UBD - Unit 6 - Geography of Ancient Greece. Preview. Islands and Mountains. - . Ancient Greece had a very different geography than other river valley civilizations, such as Mesopotamia, India, China, and Egypt. . Constant war divided the Greek city-states into shifting alliances it was also very costly to all the citizens Eventually the Empire became a dictatorship government There was increasing tension and Mystery People. 2,000 years ago, across the ocean, there lived a group of people who are still very important to us today, especially when it comes to our government. . Who were they?. They were the .