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. 7 of Greek GDP in 2009 he current economic crisis and the resulting recessionary environment coupled with the massive offer of illegal gambling services have negatively affected total turnover generated in Greece by legal gambling activities The annu 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. . Athens, Sparta and All Those Caught Between Them. A Polis. Mainland Ancient Greece eventually became controlled by several small . city-state. s; called a . polis. in ancient Greek.. These city-states were countries onto themselves.. Poli. Ancient . Greece. Ancient Greece was not a unified nation, but a collection of city-states known as . poli. . . Poli. is the plural of polis. Polis is often translated as city, but there was a very important difference between an ancient Greek polis and a modern city. The ancient Greeks saw themselves as citizens of their . 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.. Session: 60. Date:. Warm-UP. Interpret this quote by the Ancient Greek leader Pericles.. O. ur plan of government favors the many instead of the few: that is why it is called a democracy...As for social standing, advancement is open to everyone, according to ability. While every citizen has an equal opportunity to serve the public, we reward our most distinguished citizens by asking them to make our political decisions. Nor do we discriminate against the poor. A man may serve his country no matter how low his position on the social scale.. . 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. Ancient Greece Map. Athens . Sparta . Corinth . Delphi . Olympia . Thebes. Collection of city-states. Because farmland was so scarce, warfare amongst Greek settlements was common.. Had to look elsewhere for food. Copy down the following . words. Next to each word, write another English word that includes the underlined portion and what you think the underlined root means. astro. nomy. bio. logy. ortho. dox. horo. Ancient Greeks became too overcrowded on the Greek mainland.. They spread out to the surrounding islands and formed colonies.. . These colonies became city-states.. THE POLIS. The Greeks called their city-state The Polis.. 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 .