WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Political activities, such as debates, speeches, and voting, as well as trade (buying and selling of goods/services) occurred where in the city-states?
A
citadel
B
agora
C
shopping mall
D
Washington, DC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: a gathering place. especially : the marketplace in ancient Greece. agora.

Detailed explanation-2: -Located in the heart of modern Athens and attracting more than half a million international visitors annually, the Agora was in ancient times the business, political, and legal center of Athens, bringing together citizens and foreigners, litigants and jurors, and merchants and philosophers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word “agora” derives from the ancient Greek term ageirein, meaning “to gather together” and is attested as early as the eighth century BCE. It is commonly translated as “assembly, ‘’ “assembly place, ‘’ and “market place.” The agora was a crucial component of all Greek villages and towns across the Mediterranean.

Detailed explanation-4: -A traditional agora, in early Greek history, is a space defined by the surrounding architecture, often a plaza, where people would come together to exchange and discuss ideas and work together to coordinate new endeavors. Architecture in Ancient Greece strove to be well planned, well executed, and long lasting.

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