Your Very Own Ancient Greek City-State!

Urban Planning: Design Your Own Ancient Greek City-State

You will begin a portfolio of an Ancient Greek city-state based on the notes we have been taking in class. You may choose the characteristics of your city-state, but it must be recognizable as an Ancient Greek city-state. Write one paragraph per page. That means you will have three pages with one paragraph on each. This is a first draft.

DUE on Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Materials

• Your brain
• A pen
• Three sheets of loose leaf paper
• Your Ancient Greece folder (with ALL the notes)
• The internet

PARAGRAPH 1: GEOGRAPHY (1 FULL PARAGRAPH)

• Where in Ancient Greece is your city-state located? What are its physical characteristics and topography? Use your vocab terms!
• Why did you choose that location? What advantages do you think it has? Disadvantages?
• Draw a map of the location and boundries of your Greek city-state.

PARAGRAPH 2: AGRICULTURE (1 FULL PARAGRAPH)

• What crops will your city-state grow? Where?
• What animals will your city-state raise for food? Where?
• How does the geography of your city-state’s location influence how you grow your crops and raise you animals?

PARAGRAPH 3: GOVERNMENT (1 FULL PARAGRAPH)

• Identify and describe the type of government your city-state has.
• Why did you choose this type of government?
• What role do leaders have in the government? What role do citizens have in the government?
• What advantages and disadvantages does it have? Whom does it benefit? Why? Who suffers? Why?