CITY STATES.pptVIP

CITY STATES UNIT 1 WORLD HISTORY What are City-States? Cities and the surrounding areas They developed their own government They functioned much like an independent country does today Where did City-States form? The 1st cities formed in the cradle of civilization (Mesopotamia) Sumer Cities such as Uruk, Kish, Lagash, Umma, Ur Where did City-States form? Phoenicians formed along the Mediterranean Sea (What is now the country of Lebanon) Cities such as Byblos, Tyre, Sidon Where did City-States form? The Harappans in India / Indus River Valley The largest cities were Kalibangan, Mohenjo-Daro,