A. Heroes are out for themselves. B. Homeric political organization. This is probably not a reflection of the Mycenean world. Likely to reflect Greece in the ninth-eighth centuries. The emergence of the city state.
Cities emerge as neighboring groups of people come together.
Near Eastern contacts Egypt. Leagues preceed cities. Leagues tend to be based on sanctuaries. The importance of mass political organization for the state. Assembly of the people and a council.