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The Greek people led the greek city-states to set up colonies

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It was establish in 1945 after the end of World War 2 in New York City. Eleanor Roosevelt, was the first UN ambassador from the United States.


How did the city walls and acropolises benefit Greek city-states?

The acropolis was established as a hill fort as refuge against invading neighbours or nomads. As a city grew up, it was often walled for the same reason.


What is the difference between a Greek polis and a colony?

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Which three Greek city states had no colonies?

three greek city states without colonies were Athens, Sparta, and Knossos


Why were the Greek colonies around the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?

The city-states shipped surplus populations off to seize land and establish new cities for themselves.


Why did some Greek city states form colonies?

it would help greek civilization


What was the purpose for Alexander to establish cities?

As a civilising influence - imagining that Greek style city-states would help establish Greek culture and habits.


What was the Spartans' major objective?

The Spartans' major objective was to protect their city-states so then they can establish colonies.


How did the concept of the polis affect growth of Greek colonies?

When the prolific breeding Greek city-states overpopulated the limited land of a city, it shipped off the surplus to seize new land and establish a new polis for themselves. This way over 2,000 city-states grew up around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.


Why did Greek city states begin to start colonies after the dark age?

To relocate unsustainable population surpluses.


Did Italy establish colonies in Americas?

No. At the time when america was colonized parts of italy were ruled by other countries or city states, and they didn't had colonies in america.But there were explorers from Italy that were working for other states, for example Columbus.


Why did the Greeks decide to establish colonies?

They had limited farmland, and with a burgeoning population which even endless internal wars could not control, they sent their surplus people by ship to sieze new land and establish their own city-states, resulting in over 2,000 Greek cities around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.


What was the main weakness of the Roman empire?

Ancient Greece itself had no real weakness, since each individual city-states makes up for the weakness of another. For example, Spartan had a horrible political system, with oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy all together, yet Athens' democracy more than makes up for Spartan's political weakness. On the other hand, Spartan military make the whole Greece military seem stronger.


Did The ancient Greek city-states had colonies both in north Africa and in southern France.?

Yes. Marseilles (Masselia) was a Greek colony, and there were Greek colonies inLibya. Of course, Alexander the great conquered Egypt which made is a Greek colony of sorts.


What is the relationship between the Greek trade routes and the Greek colonies?

The colonies, established around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, were independent city-states and each had to make it own living, They traded with their mother cities, and locally.