WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the term for a Greek city-state?
A
agora
B
tyrant
C
helot
D
polis
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: -Polis which in the plural is poleis literally means city and the Greek polis is the ancient Greek city-state. Due to the natural division of the country for the mountains and the sea along with the location of the habitats of the original tribes and cults, the small state in Greece probably has originated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The Greek word polis means ‘’city.

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