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    City-States Compete For Power: - Police - Politics - Politician

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    The document summarizes the emergence of city-states in ancient Greece following the Dark Ages. It describes the rise of citizen armies equipped with new iron weapons that enabled ordinary citizens to challenge aristocratic rule. Tyrants then took power and helped redistribute land, allowing cities like Athens and Sparta to develop differing forms of government - Athens becoming a direct democracy through the reforms of Solon and Clisthenes. The document also outlines the Persian Wars in which the city-states resisted invasion, consolidating Athens' role within the Delian League and ushering in its Golden Age.

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    The document summarizes the emergence of city-states in ancient Greece following the Dark Ages. It describes the rise of citizen armies equipped with new iron weapons that enabled ordinary citizens to challenge aristocratic rule. Tyrants then took power and helped redistribute land, allowing cities like Athens and Sparta to develop differing forms of government - Athens becoming a direct democracy through the reforms of Solon and Clisthenes. The document also outlines the Persian Wars in which the city-states resisted invasion, consolidating Athens' role within the Delian League and ushering in its Golden Age.

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    The document summarizes the emergence of city-states in ancient Greece following the Dark Ages. It describes the rise of citizen armies equipped with new iron weapons that enabled ordinary citizens to challenge aristocratic rule. Tyrants then took power and helped redistribute land, allowing cities like Athens and Sparta to develop differing forms of government - Athens becoming a direct democracy through the reforms of Solon and Clisthenes. The document also outlines the Persian Wars in which the city-states resisted invasion, consolidating Athens' role within the Delian League and ushering in its Golden Age.

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    City-States Compete For Power: - Police - Politics - Politician

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    The document summarizes the emergence of city-states in ancient Greece following the Dark Ages. It describes the rise of citizen armies equipped with new iron weapons that enabled ordinary citizens to challenge aristocratic rule. Tyrants then took power and helped redistribute land, allowing cities like Athens and Sparta to develop differing forms of government - Athens becoming a direct democracy through the reforms of Solon and Clisthenes. The document also outlines the Persian Wars in which the city-states resisted invasion, consolidating Athens' role within the Delian League and ushering in its Golden Age.

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    City-states Compete for


    Power
    5.2

    The Polis
    • Derived words:
    – Police
    – Politics
    – Politician

    • At the end of the dark ages the city-state


    emerged

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    Role of the Citizen


    • Only Free Male adults were citizens
    • Polis was CENTRAL in Greek life
    • Humans were believed to be free and
    rational individuals
    – Open Debate– No emperors
    – Freedom to express ideas was acceptable
    AND expected
    • Civic discussions were held at Agora

    Aristocracy
    • Due to the Dark Ages, noble families
    began ruling, but were oppressive
    • Iron was discovered and it was CHEAP!
    • Ordinary citizens could afford weapons
    and became soldiers to fight the nobles

    Hoplites
    • As a result of iron, a new type of army
    arose and every citizen was expected to
    fight for their polis
    • Carried a sword in one
    hand and shield in the
    other

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    Phalanx

    Tyrants
    • Tyrants led the ordinary citizens against the
    nobles and helped the farmers and artisans
    • Land was gained from the tyrant led rebellions
    and given to poorer citizens
    • Cities were then built by the tyrants
    • Then, colonies were built and became a good
    source of trade and wealth
    • City-states passed from tyrant to tyrant, but
    some began NEW forms of government: Athens
    & Sparta

    Athens
    • Almost complete opposite of Sparta
    • Athenians focused on education and
    freedom of the mind
    • Athens became a democracy because of
    Solon and Clisthenes reforms

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    Sparta
    • Located in Southern part of Greece
    (Peloponnesus)
    • Took over Messenia in 725 B.C. and took
    Messenians as slaves (Helots)
    • Helots revolted and almost over-threw Sparta
    • Sparta was Militaristic
    • Had best army for over 300 years, but at cost of
    architecture, literature, or art
    • Valued DUTY, STRENGTH, DISCIPLINE, over
    beauty or freedom of thought
    • Women had every right but the VOTE

    Solon’s Reform for Athens


    • To prevent civil war due to Aristocratic rule and
    farmers unhappiness, Greeks gave full power to
    Solon to reform laws
    • He made Economic & Political reforms
    – Political
    • All male citizens attend assembly and matters decided by
    vote
    • Any citizen could bring a charge against another citizen, even
    if crime had been committed against a slave– Revolutionary!
    – Economic
    • Cancelled debt and freed slaves of debt
    • Made farming profitable through trade

    Clisthenes Continues
    • 508 B.C., he continued reforms to make
    Athens a full democracy
    • Created Council of Five Hundred
    • Close to complete democracy EXCEPT
    only 20% were actually citizens.
    • (Women played LITTLE role in Athens)

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    Persian Wars

    First Invasions

    • Led by Darius
    – Athenians beat Persians and 26 mile
    Marathon (to Athens) run occurred

    Second Invasion
    • Led by Xerxes (Darius’ son)

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    Results of Persian War


    • Delian League
    – Athenian power

    • Athens Golden Age

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