ancient greece
In prehistoric times Attica was a region that contained many tiny independent villages. Much later, in the great days of Athens, stories were told of the legendary King Theseus who, it was said, had united all the villages into one state. It’s capital was Athens. It’s citizens still mostly country dwellers were all Athenians. The focus of the unified state was the great rock of Athens- the Akropoli (high-city). From the were splendid views over land and sea. But the Athenians did not value the views for the same reason the tourists do today. They needed the views to tell them when an enemy was approaching. In every Greek State, so Aristotle tells us, there were a few rich people and a large number of the poor. Rich and poor usually plotted against each other. Sometimes they even fought in a civil war. Greek called this quarrel stasis. Many states were weekend by it. The Athenians, pleased with the system that gave every citizen a place in the government, did their best to make
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Athens According, Greek Aristotle, City Athens-, Athens- Akropoli, Greece Athens, King Theseus, women voted,
Approximate Word count = 687
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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