Archaic Greece

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/archaic-greece

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1. What is the capital of Archaic Greece?No single capital; prominent city-states included Athens, Sparta, Corinth, and Miletus
2. What is the time frame?Circa 800 BC to 480 BC
3. What is the geographic scope?Extensive colonization across the Mediterranean and Black Seas
4. What was Archaic Greece and when did it happen?Archaic Greece was a time about 800 to 480 BC when Greece changed a lot. It was when city-states grew and new ideas began to appear.
5. Why did Greeks start building colonies far away?Greeks built colonies in places like Sicily, Italy, and Asia Minor because their towns were crowded, there was not enough land, and they wanted to trade more.

Polis: An independent city-state, the fundamental political and social unit of ancient Greece.
Hoplite: Heavily armed infantry soldier who fought in a phalanx formation, crucial to Archaic Greek warfare.
Colonization: The establishment of settlements in new territories by people from a parent city or country.
Oligarchy: A form of government in which power is held by a small group of people, typically the wealthy or aristocratic.