Greek and Roman

• Poleis or city-states - ancient Greeks were united by a shared language, religion, and culture.
• Panhellenic - sanctuaries and festivals that embraced “all Greeks”
• Ancient Greece - Birthplace of Western Civilization about 2,500 yrs ago
• Greek civilization - developed chiefly small city-states
• City-state - consisted of a city or town and surrounding villages and farmland were fiercely independent and often quarreled among themselves
• The most advance city-states established the world’s first democratic government.
• Athens and Sparta are the best-known city-states