HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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large marketplaces
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impressive acropolises
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independent governments
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mountain barriers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The city-states had many things in common. They shared the same language, worshipped the same gods, and practiced similar customs. Sometimes these city-states traded with each other. They even banded together to defend Greece when threatened by a foreign invader.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ancient Greece was made up of a number of independent city-states, called ‘Polis’. The polis centred on one town, usually walled, but included the surrounding countryside.