Greek for gathering place. A central area of the Greek Polis where citizens could meet, participate, and discuss public life such as:politics, the economy, culture, and religion .

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Greek for “gathering place.” A central area of the Greek Polis where citizens could meet, participate, and discuss public life such as:politics, the economy, culture, and religion .

A	Acropolis
B	Agora
C	Mahajanapada
D	Archaic

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -agora, in ancient Greek cities, an open space that served as a meeting ground for various activities of the citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -Citizenship in the polis was hereditary (passed down in families) and could not be passed on to someone not part of a citizen’s family. The citizens of a polis were an elite group of people (an “aristocracy”) – slaves, peasants, women and foreigners were not considered citizens.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Athenian acropolis was the most famous of all acropoleis in the ancient Greek World and its main temple was the Parthenon, in honor of Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin). More generally, Acropolis has been used to describe the upper part of a polis, often a citadel or the site of major temples.

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