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What was the country called that consists of a city plus the surrounding countryside in ancient Greek?
city state
What Greek city state was like a tiny independent country?
Polis
What is the Greek word and definition for city state?
In modern historiography, polis is normally used to indicate the ancient Greek city-states, like Classical Athens and its contemporaries, and thus is often translated as "city-state". ... The body of citizens came to be the most important meaning of the term polis in ancient Greece.
How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
The idea of a unified Greece under one government is a modern construction. Ancient Greece was a region, not one country. The various cities, such as Athens, Thebes, Sparta, Corinth, Megara, Delphi, Pylos, etc. each ruled themselves independently of one another, leading each to be called a city-state, since the city and the surrounding countryside were independent of other states. Since the city-states were all independent, they each had their own form of government.
What is an independent state located within the city of rome?
Stato del Citta del Vaticano. State of the City of the Vatican. The Papal region in Rome.
What is an independent state made up of a city and the surroundings land and villages called?
Its a city state
Political units made up of a city and surrounding villages are called what?
A political unit made up of a city and surrounding villages is called a metropolitan area or urban agglomeration.
What is a self governing city and its surrounding villages villages?
city-state
What is a self governing city and is surrounding villages?
city-state
what Was made up of a city and its surrounding countryside which included numerous villages?
The term you're referring to is likely a "city-state." A city-state consists of an independent city and its surrounding territory, which includes various villages and agricultural lands. This political structure was common in ancient civilizations, such as those in Mesopotamia, Greece, and Italy, where the city served as a central hub for political, economic, and cultural activities.
What word means a self-governing city and its surrounding villages?
City-state.
What is the difference between cities and states?
A city is a densely populated human habitation. A state is a land which is a political entity which is self-governing. A city-state is a city which is also an independent self-governing state.
A self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland?
That is a city state.
What is a self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland?
A city-state.
An independent town or city in the surrounding countryside is called what?
An independent town or city in the surrounding countryside is called a "rural municipality" or "countryside municipality." These entities govern smaller regions outside of major urban centers and typically have their own local government and administration structure.
What did the greek city states share?
Each city-state included a city, villages, and fields surrounding it.
What is an independent state made up of cities and villages?
A city-state is an independent state made up of cities and villages. It functions as its own sovereign entity, with its own government, laws, and economy, despite being geographically small. Examples of historical city-states include Athens, Sparta, and Venice.
