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 Religion: What were the religious beliefs of Ancient Greeks based on? How did religion affect relationships between groups of people and people and their environment?

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 Religion: What were the religious beliefs of Ancient Greeks based on? How did religion affect relationships between groups of people and people and their environment?

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The ancient Greeks believed in many gods, goddesses, monsters, and heroes. Religion affected groups of people by taking part in Greeks festivals such as Olympic games. Religion also affected environment by forms of government like monarchy and aristocracy.

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Economics: How did Ancient Greeks create wealth? How did they utilize natural resources and interact economically with other peoples?

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Economics: How did Ancient Greeks create wealth? How did they utilize natural resources and interact economically with other peoples?

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Aristocratic rule was soon challenged by a growing merchant class. As trade expanded, the merchants became more powerful.

The 600s saw increasing tensions involving aristocratic landowners and an uneven distribution of wealth. City-states selected their colonists by lottery and often prevented them from returning to Greece. As population, trade, and wealth grew, the ancient Greeks began to build cities near coastlines for trade and on hilltops for defense.

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How did the physical characteristics of the Greek Peninsula affect the development of this ancient civilization?

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How did the physical characteristics of the Greek Peninsula affect the development of this ancient civilization?

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As population, trade, and wealth grew, the ancient Greeks began to build cities near coastlines for trade and on hilltops for defense. Each city-state had their own laws and set of customs. Geographic isolation influenced how city states developed in ancient Greece. High mountains surrounded plains and valleys, separating cities from one another. The mountains made it more challenging for some city states to communicate and engage in trade with other city states.

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Political Systems: How did Ancient Greeks organize their society and how was power distributed in different city-states?

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Political Systems: How did Ancient Greeks organize their society and how was power distributed in different city-states?

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One form of governing was a monarchy, a government ruled by a single person, such as a king. Another form was an aristocracy, a government ruled by a small group of elite, landowning families.Some historians think that ancient Greeks may have gotten their ideas of city-states, colonization, and sea trade from the Phoenicians. City-states selected their colonists by lottery and often prevented them from returning to Greece. Greek city-states established hundreds of colonies in the Mediterranean region. Greek cities were distinct from one another, each with its own personality. However, these ancient cities shared certain similarities, too.As population, trade, and wealth grew, the ancient Greeks began to build cities near coastlines for trade and on hilltops for defense.

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Social Structures: Who held power in Ancient Greek society? Where men and women treated differently? What type of social class system was in place in different city-states?

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Social Structures: Who held power in Ancient Greek society? Where men and women treated differently? What type of social class system was in place in different city-states?

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These tensions led to fighting and civil strife. Sometimes powerful men took advantage of the situation and seized power as tyrants. Some tyrants were ruthless, but others made positive changes, including giving farms to the landless and work to the unemployed. In order to take power from tyrants, merchants formed an oligarchy, or a government ruled by a few powerful citizens. One form of governing was a monarchy, a government ruled by a single person, such as a king.

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• Achievements: What did the Ancient Greeks accomplish? What is the legacy of these achievements?

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• Achievements: What did the Ancient Greeks accomplish? What is the legacy of these achievements?

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The greeks accomplish trade, population, and they maintained close political and economic links with their parent city-state.

The Ancient Greeks achieved major advancements in democracy, philosophy, art, science, and the Olympic Games. Their legacy lives on today in modern governments, education, architecture, and sports.