The Greek International System The Greeks settled around the Greek peninsula and the islands in the Aegean Sea. They also went to areas located in India. Through the International system, city-states are formed sovereign within themselves. With the Greeks, there was a conglomeration of city-states that had external pressures by the Persians. The Persians were trying to overcome the territory of the Ionian Islands, Thrace and Macedon. With the Greek structure, they formed a military …showed first 75 words of 346 total…

…showed last 75 words of 346 total…a source of negotiation between city-states, instead of going to war. War caused massive destruction, cost a lot of money, and claimed many lives. The ambassador would send a high, upstanding citizen to form friendships with their allies. The person chosen was to negotiate peace. The Greeks were going to have to join the alliance of the larger empire, because if not they would be taken over by the states that used to boarder them.