The ancient Greek would trade pottery, gold, copper, ivory, bronze work, olives, and olive oil, marble, diamond, wool, silver, more... ancient Greeks all the city states would trade pretty much the same thing.
Olympia
Olympia is a not really a city it is a place were the Olympics play. so there is no army and no government. Olympia was a place to honor the gods mainly Zeus. Olympia was located on a hill in western Peloponnese Greece. there was lush green environment. with Mountains and beautiful forest by river Alfeios witch is the most important river in ancient Greece. |
Sparta
the warriors in Sparta are known for there bravery and strength. Spartan army began 1600bce to 1100bce. two kings would rule Sparta. a lot of the times it is family. they would have two kings because one would go out into the battle field and the other would stay home. so if one king died there would still be one left. the Spartans knew that the secret to winning battles was to raise there kids to self sacrifice more then any pleasure. |
Delphi
1. location/geography southwestern of mount Parnassus. Delphi was built on a hill over looking the entire region. 2.primary trade and resources. pottery,gold,copper, ivory,bronze,work,olive oil, and marble. 3. government oligarchies is were a small group rules. The government would always ask Pythias before doing any decisions. 4.Army The Army would wear bronze shields and armor. The army would only fight at the o.k of Pythias . 5. legacy Delphi was the most important shrine of Greece. And it was the center of the world. Were two eagles met. when Zeus let there free, one fro,m the east and the west. Thebes
the government is Oligarchy in Thebes. there was no information on the army of Thebes. Thebes was the birthplace of Hercules. and a horrible beast called sphinx would ask a riddle. what may have two, three, or four feet can move in air, water, and land moves slower the more feet it has. then one day a great person named Oedipus answered man. then the sphinx jumped of a tall building and died. Thebes is in the central of Greece. |
Argos
the government in Argos is a monarchy. a monarchy is where a king rules but it is not like Spartan where there was two kings in Argos there is only one. Spartan and Argos are rivals so Spartan would be the first city state that Argos army would fight. the people who live in Argos worshipped Hera goddesses of marriage and family. Argos lies on the fertile plain in the eastern Peloponnese in Greece. Argos was built on two hills. Argos was built on a dry plain. that would be hard to live in until the Greeks learned irrigation. Athens
democracy is the type of government that is in Athens. a democracy is were everyone votes for the government. but in this case only male citizens. can vote. the army in Athens was were everyone who fought would wear a suit of armor and some people would send in a slave to fight for them. the Athens entered a golden age with great thinkers, writers, and artists flourished in the capital of Greece witch is Athens. Athens is in the northeast of ancient Greece. |