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Polis is the Greek word for a city-state, that is a tract of farmland on which was built a city and its protective fortress (acro-polis = high city, that is the fortress on a hill, around which the city came to be built). It was independent - self ruled - which is why the term city-state is used.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
Asty is the city itself and the Chora is the area around it.
Fight to protect the polis.
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
Q: Around what feature was a Greek polis built?A: A Greek polis was usually built around a strong fortress.
Polis is the Greek word for a city-state, that is a tract of farmland on which was built a city and its protective fortress (acro-polis = high city, that is the fortress on a hill, around which the city came to be built). It was independent - self ruled - which is why the term city-state is used.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
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Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
The Greek city states (polis) were formed out of the Homeric period because of the iron age and Greece's impossible terrain. During the Homeric period the Mycenaean Greeks were in control of most of Greece's vast areas since their kings had bronze weapons. When iron was discovered that enabled anyone to make weapons, the kings lost their empires and the people began to form communities according to Greece's natural borders. They built a religious center a hill (acropolis) which also acted as refuge if a neighbouring city attacked them. The hill then had houses built around it, which were then surrounded by a defensive wall. The city (polis) became the centre of commercial and social life as well as refuge. The cities were built near a source of fresh water, and many were on the coast or river for transportation, fisheries and trade. The ones with plenty of agricultural land could support more people, if on the coast they had fish and trade, and prospered, becoming larger, more prosperous and powerful.
Asty is the city itself and the Chora is the area around it.
Polis doesn't have any wors stems! polis is actually a word stem itself polis means city. for example police has polis in it as a word stem!
Jared Polis's birth name is Jared Polis Schutz.
Michael Polis's birth name is Michael R. Polis.