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GREEK

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Greek word for “city-state”
A
Athens
B
Sparta
C
polis
D
community
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Characteristics of the city in a polis were outer walls for protection, as well as a public space that included temples and government buildings.

Detailed explanation-2: -polis, plural poleis, ancient Greek city-state.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polis means a city, a city-state and also citizenship and body of citizens. In context with Ancient Greece polis means nearly always “city-state."

Detailed explanation-4: -Politeia () is an ancient Greek word used in Greek political thought, especially that of Plato and Aristotle. Derived from the word polis ("city-state"), it has a range of meanings from “the rights of citizens” to a “form of government".

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