THE ANCIENT GREEK CITY OF CORINTH BY CAYLIN, LILY, ALTHEA, AND CASSIE

•PEGS

• If you live in Corinth, you are a Corinthian• Never reached the power of Sparta or Athens• In 655BCE, a tyrant named Cypselus controlled the government•Cypselus’s son dictated the city of Corinth for 40 years•Periander, Cypselus’s son, brought more law and order to Corinth using dictatorship•Was a dictatorship and a monarchy

POLITICAL

P•EGS

•Imported food, precious metals, and animal products•Invented own coinage•Made traders use their currency and there was a tax fee in the trade of coinage•Had a problem with unemployment•Created a public works place to help with unemployment•Exported olives, grapes, spices, and timber•Built 2 kinds of ships( war and trading)

ECONOMICAL

PE•GS

•Located on Balkan Peninsula•Summers are hot and dry•Winters were moderate and often rainy•Landscape was hilly•Terrain is rocky•1/5 of land was suitable for farming•Island were mostly mountain peaks•Located on coast•Corinth was located only 48 miles south of Athens

GEOGRAPHICAL

PEG•S

•Boys were schooled ages 7-14•They studied 10 main subjects•All boys went to military school for at least 2 years•Where your family stood on financial status determined what school you attended•Were excellent traders on the sea

SOCIAL