WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

MINOAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Another word for a city-state is ____
A
political colony
B
agora
C
independent empire
D
polis
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.

Detailed explanation-2: -polis, plural poleis, ancient Greek city-state. The small state in Greece originated probably from the natural divisions of the country by mountains and the sea and from the original local tribal (ethnic) and cult divisions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polis refers to city states of ancient Greece.

Detailed explanation-4: -The names of other cities were also given the suffix “-polis” after antiquity, either referring to ancient names or simply unrelated: Annapolis, Maryland, United States of America. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America.

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