Exercises on the Greek Diasporas

(Vunesp-Sp) “After the Greek colonization of the 8th century BC, landed wealth no longer represented the only possible wealth. No one could underestimate the wealth of furniture anymore. Now, more often, this did not reach the hands of the nobles, who were kept away by the old prejudices of commercial and industrial activities. The ruling class had to rely on the claims of the nouveau riche encouraged by its successes and who also wanted to participate in the city's affairs.”

AYMARD, André and AUBOYER, Jennine. The Orient and Ancient Greece (adapted text)

The text references one of the factors of:

1. war against the Persians.
2. Athenian decadence in the Archaic period.
3. crisis of the aristocratic regime in Greek cities.
4. fall of the monarchy and implantations of the republic.
5. creation of the tribune of the plebs.

(FGV-SP) The name Magna Grecia refers to:

a) main Greek city-states:Athens and Sparta;

b) Greek expansionist phase and the conquest of regions in France and Africa.

c) areas colonized by the Greeks in southern Italy and Sicily;

d) Byzantium, where the Greeks formed their most important colony;

e) Athenian hegemony during the Archaic period.

“The lack of land, coupled with an increase in population, generated strong social tensions and created the need for city-states to found colonies in other regions.”

BRAICK. P.R.; MOTA, M. B. History of caves in the third millennium . São Paulo:Moderna, 2007. p. 74.

The short excerpt above refers to a Greek colonization process, resulting from:

1. imperialist expansion of Athens.
2. Expansion of the Macedonian Empire.
3. Dorian domination in the Peloponnese Peninsula.
4. concentration of land by a small number of people during the Homeric period.
5. defeat to the Persians during the Medical Wars.

“Greek irradiation with the second diaspora even reached the Iberian peninsula, on the western edge of the Mediterranean. In Iberia, the first colony was Ampurias, name originating from the Greek word emporion , which means ‘market’.”

VICENTINO, C. General History. High school. São Paulo:Scipione, 2000. p. 64.

Regarding the consequences of the colonization of different areas in the Mediterranean Sea by the Greeks, which of the statements below is incorrect :

1. The creation of colonies made it possible to spread Greek cultural values.
2. The existence of several colonies rekindled feelings of hostility between the new areas and the polis that had given rise to them.
3. An extensive trade network has been created in the Mediterranean region.
4. The colonization of several localities facilitated the Greek domination of the eastern Mediterranean, due to the ties that remained between the original cities and the colonies.

Letter C . With the Greek Diasporas and the colonization of areas in the Mediterranean Sea, the Greek city-states had a growth of commerce in the region, enriching the social group that was in charge of the exchanges between the different localities. The strengthening of merchants clashed with the power of the aristocrats, who had to deal with the growing importance of this social group.

Letter C . The process of disintegration of the genos generated a large population surplus, leading part of this surplus to seek new places to build their lives. In the Greek case, among these places was the Mediterranean coast, where Magna Graecia was formed in the south of the Italian Peninsula.

Letter D . Land concentration resulting from hereditary land transmission and population growth resulted in the colonization of numerous areas of the Mediterranean region.

Letter B . Contrary to what the alternative claims, there was no hostility, but the maintenance of existing ties, ensuring the expansion of Greek culture to these regions.