CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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acropolis
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polis
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city state
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Greece
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Detailed explanation-1: -The town contained a citadel on raised ground (acropolis) and a marketplace (agora). Government was centred in the town, but citizens of the polis lived throughout its territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient Greeks were the first to create a democracy. The word “democracy” comes from two Greek words that mean people (demos) and rule (kratos).
Detailed explanation-3: -A typical polis was built around a high area called an acropolis. There was an agora (market place) below the acropolis.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Polis (plural: poleis) was the typical structure of a community in the ancient Greek world. A polis consisted of an urban centre, often fortified and with a sacred centre built on a natural acropolis or harbour, which controlled a surrounding territory (chora) of land.