GREEK CITY STATES

1. What were city-states called in the Greek language?

• Polis

• Counties

• States

• Village

Different city-states fought with each other because

• There were limited food and metal resources which led to fighting between different city-states.

• They spoke different languages that led to misunderstandings and conflicts.

• There was a competition and they did not want to be ruled by others.

• They wanted to show their power

Ema is a history teacher. She taught a lesson on the Greek City-states. Which among the following did she teach about Greek City-states?

• City-states were independent in nature.

• Each city-state had its own leader and government.

• People of the city-states different dialects of the same Greek language.

• All of the above

What is Archipalego?

• A series of many rivers

• A series of many mountains

• A series of many islands

• A series of many valleys

Why were city-states in classical Greece independent?

• They were always at war

• Each city-state spoke a different language.

• The parts of Greece were separated from each other making travel difficult.

• People were in close contact with each other.