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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. The city of Athens invented the government of democracy and was ruled by the people for many years.
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.
The original colonies were all ruled by English Kings.
Ancient Greece had a system of government known as democracy, particularly in the city-state of Athens. However, it is important to note that not all Greek city-states practiced democracy, as some were ruled by tyrants and others had oligarchies (rule by a few wealthy individuals).
Sparta was a Greek city-state that was a feared warrior society.
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For most of their early history the Phoenicians were independent. Then they came under the Seleucid Empire, a Greek state and then the Romans.
im pretty sure it was a king for every 'state' then a king who ruled them all (see the movie Troy it depicts Anciten Greek govt well)
The Roman Empire ruled a variety of peoples over a vast area of North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The Greek democracies governed their own individual independent city-state.
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. The city of Athens invented the government of democracy and was ruled by the people for many years.
Hyderabad state ruled by NIZAM.
The state is ruled in accordance of the dominant RELIGION because theocracy means "rule of god."
The government is ruled in accordance with the dominant religion in a theocracy.
The government is ruled in accordance with the dominant religion in a theocracy.
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