The document provides information about the Greek city-states and two influential city-states, Sparta and Athens. It details how the Greek city-states were organized with an acropolis and agora in each polis. It also describes how Sparta and Athens expanded their territories and how their governments were structured.
The document provides information about the Greek city-states and two influential city-states, Sparta and Athens. It details how the Greek city-states were organized with an acropolis and agora in each polis. It also describes how Sparta and Athens expanded their territories and how their governments were structured.
The document provides information about the Greek city-states and two influential city-states, Sparta and Athens. It details how the Greek city-states were organized with an acropolis and agora in each polis. It also describes how Sparta and Athens expanded their territories and how their governments were structured.
The document provides information about the Greek city-states and two influential city-states, Sparta and Athens. It details how the Greek city-states were organized with an acropolis and agora in each polis. It also describes how Sparta and Athens expanded their territories and how their governments were structured.
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Guided Reading Activity netw rks
The Ancient Greeks
Lesson 2 The Greek City-States
Review Questions Directions: Read the lesson and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks.
I. Polis: The Center of Greek Life
Polis A. The Greek city-state, or __________________ , was a community of people as well Acropolis as a place with a central hilltop meeting ground called the __________________ and Agora an open marketplace, or __________________.
II. Greek Expansion
hoplites A. Greeks established __________________ red along the __________________ Sea, westward on the shores of the Black Sea, and northward, in __________________. westside B. Greeks on the __________________ , exported pottery, wine, and olive oil. They sea imported grains and metals from the __________________ , and fish, timber, wheat, northen metals, and enslaved people from the __________________ region.
D. When tyranny ended, some Greek city–states remained committed to
war __________________ habits , but others developed __________________ , or government by the people.
III. Two Rival City-States
wa A. Instead of starting new colonies, Sparta gained land by __________________ the stragtey Laconians and Messenians and developed a __________________ state that would keep them under control. rival B. The __________________ government was an oligarchy headed by two kings and guards five __________________ , all devoted exclusively to the arts of gods __________________. laconians C. By 700 B.C., __________________ country had become a unified __________________ on the peninsula of Attica, but within a century, it became an oligarchy under the lands control of its __________________. war D. After unsuccessful reforms led to internal strife and __________________ , kingdom Cleisthenes empowered the Athenian __________________ and created the city-states foundation for Athenian __________________. NAME ______________________________________ DATE _______________ CLASS _________
Guided Reading Activity Cont. netw rks
The Ancient Greeks
Summary and Reflection
Directions: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.
What were the rights and responsibilities of Greek citizens?
