Ancient greece citystates
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Ancient GreeceWorld History
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BY 750 BC• City-State becomes center of Greek
politics• Polis: town, city or village and
surrounding area• Acropolis: fortified place of
refuge; elevated• Citizens
• Adult males: citizens with political rights
• Women & children: citizens without political rights
• Noncitizens: slaves
•Ancient GreeceRise of City-States
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• From 750-550 BC Greeks establish colonies throughout the region; although new colony usually independent from the founding polis
• Factors for colonization• Good farmland• Trade
•Ancient GreeceColonization
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• Spread of Greek culture & ideas (political)• Increased trade and industry
• Export pottery, wine, olive oil• Import timber, wheat, metals, slaves
• New “wealthy” class• Growth of economy; rise of wealth from trade• Not the landed aristocracy• Rise of political competition
Impact of Colonies•Ancient Greece
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• The “new” wealthy class brought change to political system• Aristocracy vs. “new” wealthy class of traders
• Greek Tyrants• Not tyrant as “our” meaning (oppressive)• Were rulers that seized power by force from the aristocracy• Supported by the “new” rich and peasant classes • Gained and kept power by force (hired soldiers)
• End of Greek Tyranny• Ended rule of aristocrats but also violated Greek belief in rule of law• Allowed for development of government
• Democracy and oligarchy
Rise of Tyrants•Ancient Greece
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SPARTA AND ATHENS
Sparta Athens
COMPARISON
•Ancient GreeceSparta and Athens
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Sparta Athens
Comparison•Ancient Greece
City-States
Militaristic
State Control
Oligarchy
Democracy
Colonization
conquered
Personal Liberty
Gender roles
Enemy of Persia
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• Greece vs. Persia • Athens• Sparta• Darius (and then Xerxes)
• Immediate Causes• Persia conquered Ionia (settled by Greeks)• Ionia revolts– Athens supports/aids the revolt• Persia defeats the revolt but holds Athens accountable
The Persian Wars•Ancient Greece
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• 490 BC• 10,000 Athenians• 25,000 Persians• Darius (Persia)• Pheidippides
• 480 BC• 300 Spartans hold the
pass for 3 days• Xerxes (Persia)
• Salamis & Plataea• Persian Ships defeated
in small channel• Plataea 479 BC
•Ancient GreecePersia Wars
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• Nationalism• Rise in Greek Pride--- they defeated Persia!• Only brief
• United Greek• Sense of unity from Persian Wars• 478 BC Establishment of Delian League
• Athenian Golden Age • Rise of Athens as the #1 City-State• Age of Pericles 461-429 BC
Consequences/ Results of Persian Wars•Ancient Greece