WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historian Mogens Herman Hansen describes this aspect of self-government as: “The city-state is a self-governing, but not necessarily independent political unit.” A city with more limited self-government may be referred to as an independent city.

Detailed explanation-3: -While Greek city-states worshipped the same pantheon of major gods, Greek polytheism was multifaceted and different city-states tended to favor different gods (or more usually goddesses) as their prominent deities.