The Emergence Of Greek City, The Apology, And The Parthenon

Ancient Greece took place between 800 B.C and 500 B.C. It was the developing period for art, literature, architecture, technology, etc. Prior to that, Greece used to be nothing. Ancient Greece has influenced many countries around the world. They have created some of the most influential things to humans everywhere. In this paper, I will be explain the emergence of Greek city-states, the Apology, and the Parthenon. All of which are very important to us today. A city-state by definition is a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. Greek city-states began as poor farming communities. City-states formed because the landscaping of Greece made it almost impossible to travel from place to place. This caused them to have poor communication. Over time, the population of these communities around Greece had no choice but to become their own independent city-state. Each city-state shared common characteristics. They all created their own government, collected taxes, and worshiped their own god or goddess (GreekBoston 1). However, some city-states developed into large and more complex communities (GreekBoston 1). They would build walls and armies in their best interests to keep invaders out. Not only would they have to worry about invaders from other countries but they would have to worry about invaders from other parts of Greece. The two main city-states of Greece were Sparta and Athens. The rise of city-states are important to us today because we got the