GREEK CITY-STATES

End of the Dark Ages Dark ages= time of

fighting, lack of art and “intelligence”

300 years later, the Mycenaean civil. crumbled

Groups joined (protection and sustainability)

Set up independent city-states (Polis)

Starts Greece’s Classical Age (an age marked by great achievements

City State Design

Center: grand and strong fortress on top of hill (called acropolis)

Market place (Agora)- selling items and political/religious assemblies

Houses around fortress Big walls around city Some farms outside of city walls

Life settles down

City-states bring order to society People expected to participate People spent less time worrying about

defense and attacks

Think about our other civilizations: what do people do when they have extra time not spent doing essential tasks?

Growing Population Problem

Solution: Set up colonies in far away (along Mediterranean and Black Sea)

Colonies became independent city-states (Polis)

Colonies traded with mainland Greece and set up a trading network

By 500 BC became greatest traders in Aegean region

Learn more about the Acropolis

Watch the video on Ancient Greece

Use this map to help you with your homework

ASIA MINOR

Black Sea

Government in Athens

Democracy: a type of government in which the people rule themselves