HUM 2 Chapter 1: Hum_2_-_Culture_of_Ancient_Greece_and_Rome_-_T_4
Document Summary
Circa 700 bce. in ancient greece (times were a changing) Middling oikos (household) are appearing more (middle class) Wealth redistributed due to surge in trade. More demands on land but less of that resource available. Good lands (kleros) in the hands of few. People can"t get their hands on good land and begin to owe debts to the. *the greeks expanded their trade networks and basically roamed all over the black sea, It is a formal, political unification of various deme with a central center territory. There is a defined geographical area consisting of a central city and the adjacent. No matter how many deme form the city state, there is a single governing. It was a political entity in its material form and in a state of mind (abstract. Politea a body of citizens that belong to a polis. They have a constitution with a body of laws. They are also considered the polis (one in the same) conceptualization)
