WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -There grew to be over 1, 000 city-states in ancient Greece, but the main poleis were Athína (Athens), Spárti (Sparta), Kórinthos (Corinth), Thíva (Thebes), Siracusa (Syracuse), Égina (Aegina), Ródos (Rhodes), Árgos, Erétria, and Elis. Each city-state ruled itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although civilizations emerged in Greece as early as 2000 BCE, Greek city-states first came to prominence around 700 BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nowadays, we have Singapore, Monaco, and the Vatican as the modern independent city-states; whereas cities such as Hong Kong, Macau, and Dubai are autonomous cities-independently functioning with their own governments but are still part of larger nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction 2500 years ago, two totally different city-states dominated Greece. Athens was an open society, and Sparta was a closed one. Athens was democratic, and Sparta was ruled by a select few.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rather than a unified nation, Ancient Greece was more like a network of communities with a shared religion and language that sometimes led to a sense of common belonging. A map of Greece showing the Aegean, Cretan, and Adriatic seas. Various ancient Greek city-states are depicted in bright colors.

Detailed explanation-6: -Missolonghi Province-Missolonghi. Nafpaktia Province-Nafpaktos. Trichonida Province-Agrinio. Valtos Province-Amfilochia. Vonitsa-Xiromero Province-Vonitsa.