The Rise of Greek City-States

THE RISE OF GREEK CITY-STATES Chapter 4 Sec.2 p.118 I. The Polis http://www.bow.k12.nh.us/draynard/polis.htm 1. A polis included a city and the surrounding villages

2. At the center of the city, on top of an acropolis, stood the temple of the local deity http://1001arabian.net/tourist/bigimages/The%20Parthenon,%20Acropolis,%20Athens,%20Greece.jpg 3. At the foot of the acropolis was an agora – public square http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/agora.htm 4. Citizens – those who took part in the government, gathered in the agora to carry out public affairs 5. Citizens could vote, hold public office, and own property II. Money System A.Went from a barter to a money economy

B. City-states issued coins http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Greek_coin_tetradrachme_panathenaic_games-2.jpg

http://www.ancientresource.com/images/greek/greek_coins/athens/Athens-cng093a.jpg C. Pottery became a leading export

III. Sparta A. Civilization located in the southern part of Greece http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG7kVO7U5SPQIAX5VXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGJjawM0NWRw OTQ1OTBuNmxhJTI2YiUzRDMlMjZzJTNEM3UEY3NyY3B2aWQDM2JpLjhrZ2V1ckJDdHlraFVndWFxZ05CUllEV3NsS k83VTRBQzUxcgRmcgN5ZnAtdC05MDAEZnIyA3NiLXRvcARncHJpZANHM2ouanFsMlJZMnExQ3JldmxCcG9BBG5fcn NsdAMxMARuX3N1Z2cDNwRvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3Ry bAMxOARxdWVyeQNhbmNpZW50IHNwYXJ0YSBtYXAEdF9zdG1wAzEzODA5MDQyNjY3NTQEdnRlc3RpZANVSUMx ?p=ancient+sparta+map&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-900&vm=r B. A Military Society 1. All life in Sparta revolved around the military http://www.history.com/videos/spartan-boot-camp-killing-machines

2. At the age of 7, Spartan boys were placed in military barracks; at 20, Spartan men could marry; at 60 they were allowed to retire

http://www.history.com/topics/spartans C.The Role of Women

1. Spartan women had many rights, took care of daily activities

2. They could not participate in government activities D. Results of Militarism 1. Sparta lagged behind in trade and manufacturing 2. Spartans were much poorer

IV. Athens A. located northeast of the Spartans on a peninsula of central Greece named Attica http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoTF5705SbEsAh0CJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTFyMHBkc3VsBHNlYwNzc gRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMxODg5MDFmYTdmYTA5MTA3ODAwYTBiNmYzMWZiYjk1YgRncG9zAzEz?back=http%3A %2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dancient%2Bathens%2Bmap %26fr%3Dyfp-t-900%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D13&w=689&h=635&imgurl=www.usu.edu%2Fmarkdamen %2FClasDram%2Fimages%2F05%2FmapAthens%26amp%3BSparta.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usu.edu %2Fmarkdamen%2FClasDram%2Fchapters%2F051clasgk.htm&size=301.6KB&name=%3Cb%3EMap+%3C%2Fb %3Eof+the+city-states+of+%3Cb%3Eancient+%3C%2Fb%3EGreece+%28click+to+see+larger+image %29&p=ancient+athens+map&oid=188901fa7fa09107800a0b6f31fbb95b&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-900&tt=%3Cb%3EMap+%3C %2Fb%3Eof+the+city-states+of+%3Cb%3Eancient+%3C%2Fb%3EGreece+%28click+to+see+larger+image %29&b=0&ni=160&no=13&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11s2j0cut&sigb=13hbauhjv&sigi=12143nbe7&.crumb=BKTUUufTsdx& fr=yfp-t-900&vm=r

1. Named after the goddess Athena http://www.history.com/videos/deconstructing-history-the-acropolis

http://www.history.com/videos/rebuilding-acropolis

parthenon 2. Birthplace of Democracy, as established by Cleisthenes. He also set up an assembly comprised of citizens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLdk23DlNiY&feature=related

B. Athenian Democracy 1. Members of the assembly were chosen in a lottery. Athenians believed elections were unfair 2. Juries contained from 201-1001 members

3. Athens laid the foundation for the Western concept of democratic government C. Athenian Education 1. Male children received an education if their families could afford it

2. Females did not receive a formal education 3. Subjects studied included arithmetic, geometry, drawing, music, and public speaking http://acropolis-virtualtour.gr/acropolisTour.html virtual tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLyW5UYPYYs&feature=c4-overview&list=UUCfMLm60XV0-fdKED6nYsAQ horrible histories