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Unit 1 Discussion forum Hist 1421 Discuss the role of the polis in Archaic and Classical-era Greece, supporting your response with examples and detail from your reading. Be sure to include APA citations. Poleis in Archaic and Classical-time Greece were city states, which each conducted themselves as a separate nation. They varied in size because of their population, and the area that they controlled. They also had different political leanings, as some were Oligarchies (Sparta), Democratic (Athens) and Tyrannies (Macedon). There were over 1,000 city states in ancient Greece but the most famous of these were obviously Sparta and Athens. Some of the biggest together with Sparta and Athens were Corinth, Thebes, Syracuse, Rhodes, Argos, Aegina, Eretria and Elis.Each polis was a nation, with unique laws and customs. They had their own tongues, cultures andpersonalities. Where these poleis were similar was in their religion as they worshipped the same set of gods. They also periodically entered into wars (such as the Second Messenian War, Sparta, 685-668 BCE), and alliances (490 BCE Battle of Marathon, Athens and Sparta) These wars and alliances served to spread their ideas and customs over a wider area and also enabled them to be influenced by their allies and enemies.These poleis were similar in that they were city states but were mostly different in that they were most often ruled by different forms of government. For example, Sparta with two king, two councils and an assembly, was an oligarchy (rule of many by a few), Syracuse under Dionysios in 405BCE a Tyranny (rule of many by one illegally), Macedon, under Philip and then Alexanderwas a Monarchy (many by one) and Sparta was a democracy (rule of the majority). The most famous examples of these are democracies and monarchies.In short, the poleis enabled Archaic and Classical-era Greece to grow heights of its power and fame and then its eventual downfall as the governmental systems that it enabled collapsed. ================================================================ First, what reminded me of classical Greece was the cultural heritages of Athens, Sparta, Rome, democracy, and Greece. I didn't have the concept of the polis. Ancient and classical Greece consisted of polis or city-states, with hundreds of small countries called foils (Brand, n.d.). Polis is a small country and poleis that there is a lot of polis as a country. In other words, the polis has a territorial concept different from that of modern times, but it is a country. However, poleis had a concept similar to that of a modern country. I thought about our relationship with the state. I pay taxes to the country, follow the laws, and live in the country's culture. Most people play various roles such as culture, economic activities, and taxes. Since polis means a state, polis can be accessed as a state's role. Polis initially went to people as an area where it could protect and play a safe role against war (Khan Academy, n.d.). Ancient Greece had a lot of confusion due to frequent wars and a lack of centralized states before the urban states (Khan Academy, n.d.). Therefore, people gathered in the area as polis they chose for safety. As people gathered to live, economic, community, and culture were created in a polis. Polis played a role in providing territory that could form a community. In addition, the size of the polis varies, so there was also a small village size (Brand, n.d.). Large-sized polis such as Athens and Sparta also existed. This is called poleis. The characteristics of these two countries, unlike other polis, ruled polis through a strong political system. Athens flourished through democracy. Athens was a large city-state, but
conflicts between forces such as the rich, urban poor, and poor were factors of social anxiety (Brand, n.d.). Athen took the ten tribes system transformed from aristocratic politics to people-centered politics to resolve the anxiety (Brand, n.d.). Athens had democratic politics to solve social problems. Otherwise, Sparta was a politics through war, discrimination, and full-time soldiers (Brand, n.d.). Only pure Spartan men could become soldiers and have honor and wealth. Sparta is intended to keep numerous slaves in check with a small number of powers (Brand, n.d.). Spartans did not hesitate to wage war for strength and stable life. These two poles protected the state in different ways. Therefore, the polis plays a large role in national protection and states safety.
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