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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 …

…because they needed more people to attack with. Tyrants and tyranny were used to control the phalanxes and bigger armies. The tyrant held no office and did not change the city's law or institutions. They would manage the things happening around their town like boss in a small town. The city-states changed a lot through the "dark ages" since armies became bigger in size; thus, it also altered the role of governments and political power.