RISE OF THE POLIS

MOUNTAINS

• Ancient Greece was divided up by mountains
• Because of this it was natural for independent city-states to evolve

COMMUNITY/ SMALL SETTLEMENT

• Individual citizens could take part in issues of their community
• Free males made decisions affecting their polis such as voting

THE LAND AREA

• A polis was made up of a city such as Athens or Sparta
• There was also surrounding countryside
• The surrounding country side was about 50-500 square miles

FUN FACT

• Poleis is a root word for modern words such as police and politics