Greek for High City; Normally placed upon a citadel, this area of the Greek Polis was reserved for the city-states most sacred and important structures like temples and state buildings.

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Greek for “High City”; Normally placed upon a citadel, this area of the Greek Polis was reserved for the city-states’ most sacred and important structures like temples and state buildings.

A	Acropolis
B	Agora
C	Mahajanapada
D	Archaic

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Acropolis ("high city"), Athens, Greece – although not a city-polis by itself, but a fortified citadel that consisted of functional buildings and the Temple in honor of the city-sponsoring god or goddess.

Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristics of the city in a polis were outer walls for protection, as well as a public space that included temples and government buildings. The temples and government buildings were often built on the top of a hill, or acropolis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Delphi was the religious center of the Greek city-states. People from all over Ancient Greece visited the city to receive guidance from the famous Delphic oracle Pythia. During the classical Greek period the city became the shrine to the god Apollo after he slew the Python.

Detailed explanation-4: -acropolis, (Greek: “city at the top”) central, defensively oriented district in ancient Greek cities, located on the highest ground and containing the chief municipal and religious buildings.

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