After Greece made great migrations from 1100-1000 BC, there was a period called the Greek "dark ages" because little is known about it. At this time, many city-state settlements were emerging. They fortified it at the foot of a hill, so inhabitants could take refuge from any attacks. This city-state or polis contained dependent territory, which they used for agriculture and pasture.
The early archaic polis had weak public authority. They had a society that consisted of wealthy landowners, small farmers, landless laborers, artisans, and serfs. Large families contained the strongest unit in…
