WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A polis in Ancient Greece was
A
A temple to a deity.
B
A city-state and the land around it.
C
A market place in the city.
D
The estate of a noble.
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: -Athens and Sparta were two of the largest and most influential poleis in ancient Greece.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Polis, the Greek City-State A polis was an autonomous community of Greeks who considered themselves to be distinctive from other Greeks. Every polis had its own citizen army, its own set of laws, and its own specific gods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. 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.

Detailed explanation-5: -: a Greek city-state. broadly : a state or society especially when characterized by a sense of community.-polis.

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