WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

MINOAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Each city-state in ancient Greece made its own laws and ruled themselves differently as they were ____ of one another.
A
dramatic
B
caring
C
cray-cray
D
independent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -City states, also known as polis, were the separate communities of ancient Greece. Starting as just a few divided areas of land, the polis expanded into over 1, 000 different cities. Each had their own governing laws, customs and interests.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each city-state, or polis, had its own government. Some city states were monarchies ruled by kings or tyrants. Others were oligarchies ruled by a few powerful men on councils. The city of Athens invented the government of democracy and was ruled by the people for many years.

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