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Ancient Greece Worksheet
chapter four, pp. 51-59 (bottom)

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1. During the ________ Age the Greeks fully developed the most widespread and influential of their new political forms, the _________ (or _______ in Greek).
2. This age lasted from approximately ____ to ____ B.C.
3. Organized on the principle of ____________, the polis included in its population _______ and ________ citizens, their ___________, resident ___________, and ___________ belonging to _______ as well as to the _________ as a whole.
4. Polis is a Greek term from which we derive the modern term “__________.”
5. The polis included an ______ center, but also __________ for some miles around, dotted with various _______________. Members of a polis could live in _______ or in the __________.
6. While only _____ could participate in politics, women still counted as members of the community __________, ____________, and ___________.
7. A particular _____ presided over the polis; the goddess ________ presided over Athens.
8. The members of a polis constituted a __________ association obliged to honor the state’s patron ________ as well as the community’s other ______. (Remember this when we speak about Socrates!) The community expressed homage to the gods through various _______, public religious activities paid for at _____ expense and overseen by _________ serving as _________ and ________________. The central activity was the sacrifice of _________ to demonstrate to the gods as divine ___________ the respect and piety of the members of the polis.
9. A polis was _____________ of its neighbors and had political unity among its _______ and _________ settlements of citizens.
10. The political culture of the polis assumed in theory certain levels of legal ______, essentially the expectation of equal ________ under the law. The general legal equality of of the polis was not dependent on a citizen’s __________.
11. The other most common new form of political organization in Greece was the “______” or “________” ( ________ in Greek), a flexible form of association over a broad territory, which sometimes was composed of __________.
12. The most famous ancient analyst of Greek politics and society is the philosopher _______________. He said that humans “are beings who ____________ live in a polis.” Anyone who existed self-sufficiently outside a polis was either a _______ or a _______. He said that ________ and ________ forces contributed to the creation of the polis. Although not mentioned by the philosopher, ________ was also a factor in its creation.
13. The size of the polis normally ranged from ___________ to a _____________ people because they controlled little _______ land. By the fifth century B.C., ______ had grown to _______ adult male citizens and a total population of several hundred thousand people. (This city’s large population was supported by the ________ of food.)
14. Starting about ______ B.C., the Greeks began to establish ________ in areas that are today southern _______, _________, ________ and southern _________, and along ______________ and the coast of the Black ________. Men wealthy enough to finance risky expeditions by sea ranged far from home in search of ________.
15. Colonization took place when Greek colonists set off from their “_________” ( ________ in Greek), which organized the expedition by selecting a _______ called the “founder.” Colonies were expected to maintain ____ with their mother city. Colonizing expeditions were usually all _____, so colonists needed to look for ____ among the local population.
16. The Greeks founded the city of _________ in North Africa in 630 B.C. It was populated by Greeks from the polis of __________ in Crete.
17. Sometimes colonies could be founded as a way for a polis to get rid of _______________. One example was _______, which was founded by ____________ in 706 B.C.
18. The Greeks admired and envied older civilization for their ______ and for their ______ accomplishments. They were inspired by the art of the _____________. They also built large and expensive _________ for the worship of their gods.
19. The Greeks began to mint ______ in the sixth century B.C.
20. The Greeks probably learned the __________ from the Phoenicians. Although it was originally used for _______ keeping in business and trade, the Greeks adapted it for us in recording ____________, namely Homeric __________.
21. The city of __________ grew wealthy because it was on a narrow _______ of land connecting northern and southern Greece. Rather than using the stormy waters of ________ Greece, crews used a special ________ built across the land. It was a bustling __________ center and earned a large income from _____ sales and harbor ________. In the arts, it also became known for its fine painted _____________, until it was supplanted by items from the city of ________.

Short answer

1. What factors contributed to Greek colonization?









2. Discuss the circumstances surrounding the colonization of the North African colony in 630 B.C.