Question

A polis of ancient Greece was a __________. A politically independent unit that included a city and surrounding land B colony controlled by the country that established it C fortified acropolis or hilltop in the center of a city D alliance of two or more cities formed for military protection

Answer 1

A polis of ancient Greece was a a)politically independent unit that included a city and surrounding land. A polis meant the city-states which existed during ancient Greece and would stand today as what it's modern city would be called. A polis also stood as a form of identity as it would be a person's citizenship and can be used to describe a body of citizens.