Greek city state was also known as polis. The city states were small places generally consisting of no more than a town and a few square miles of surrounding countryside. Only a few thousands lived in Greek city state, but Athens reached up to 250,000 people.
The towns were built around a hill which stood on top of it was an Acropolis.
Acropolis- the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek Town.
The Greek city states were very competitive and often fought one another.
**Know where the Aegean, Ionian, and the Adriatic Sea are.
**Aegean- east side of Greece
**Ionian- southwest side of Greece
(know where they are located)
**Crete- southeast of Greece
**Athens
**Peloponnese
**Sparta
(know where they are located)
**Mediterranean- means middle of the earth
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