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notes Lecture 2: Age of the Polis -Polis: self-governing state; becomes thoroughgoing to Greeks - believed if the polis was governed well it?d be stronger that the state - polis = walled city, capital of Greece was the largest at around 400,000 - average polis was 5,000-10,000 people -Attica: ? -Hoplite: heavily armed warriors; fought simply on the plains, with pipes.

Made up of mostly farmers -Phalanx: group of hoplites; they remained independent in Greece until the Romans conquered -Arete: means excellence, virtue, and warrior glory to the Greeks -Peloponnesus: area also called Sparta -Helots: concluding class of citizen -Perioikoi: free men and women (above the helots but not equals) -Equals: ? abounding? citizens, most power -Krypteia: young boys organization (ages 18-20). Involved spying, stealing, hammer in the wilderness, etc? secret group -Agoge: schooling -Demokratia: democracy -Cleisthenes: brought about(predicate) a widening of political participation in Athens (his idea: the people are po...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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