THE GREEK POLIS

IMPORTANT TERMS:

• Polis: an early Greek city-state and the area around it
• Acropolis: a gathering place on top of a hill
• Agora: an open area that served as a gathering and market place
• Assemble: to gather; to meet together

THE POLIS:

• Athens, Sparta, and Thebes
• Place where people could meet for political, social, amd religious activities
• Athens had a popularion of more than 300,000, others much less
• Only adult males had political rights
• City-states distrusted one another, due to fierce loyalty

THE ACROPOLIS

• Place of refuge during an attack
• Defensive structures typically built ln hills
• Religious gathering place
• Center of most large cities

AGORA

• Found below acropoli
• Open areas where people could assemble
• Also used as a marketplace