Please get out a sheet of paper and title it “Greek City-States”. The Greek City-States Please get out a sheet of paper and title it “Greek City-States”.
GREEK POLIS Polis: city-state; basic political unit of ancient Greece Each polis was independent but shared the following features: Location: included a city and surrounding villages, fields and orchards Acropolis: fortified center; religious center Agora: public square that served as the political center of the polis
GREEK POLIS Population included: Average size: 5,000 males Citizens with political rights (adult males) Citizens with no political rights (women, children) Non-citizens (slaves, foreign-born) Average size: 5,000 males Men expected to participate in government and military
THE GREEK CITY-STATES: Athens v. Sparta
GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORK SESSION