1. 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”.

2. 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

3. 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

4. THE GREEK CITY-STATES: Athens v. Sparta

5. GREEK MYTHOLOGY
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