CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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colony
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polis
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acropolis
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agora
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Detailed explanation-1: -A colony is a group of people who inhabit a foreign territory but maintain ties to their parent country.
Detailed explanation-2: -The difference between a colony and a polis is that a colony is a settlement in a new territory that has close ties to its homeland, and a polis is a Greek city-state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colony. a settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Greeks began founding colonies as far back as 900 to 700 B.C.E. These colonies were founded to provide a release for Greek overpopulation, land hunger, and political unrest. Iron tools and new farming techniques allowed the Greeks to farm larger pieces of land.
Detailed explanation-5: -A city-state, or polis, was the community structure of ancient Greece. Each city-state was organized with an urban center and the surrounding countryside.