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City-state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Polis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A polis ( πόλις , pronunciation [pól.is], ['pɒl.ɪs] in English) -- plural: poleis ( πόλεις , pronunciation [pól.eːs], ['pɒl.eɪz] in English) -- is a city, a city-state and also citizenship...
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Elizabeth City State University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ancient city-states for kids - how is a polis different from a country? ... A city-state (what the Greeks called a polis, which is where our word politics comes from) is like a very small country, with just one city in it. There are still some city-states in the world today, like Monaco or Luxembourg.
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A city-state, called a polis, was a typical Greek settlement, with a fortified city and a defensible citadel at the center of a territory, which might include other villages. The polis of Attica was made up of Athens and its environs, for example, and the Acropolis was its fortress.
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city-state ( ) n. A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory. ... City-states approached religious matters collectively. Leaders and people believed that the entire city-state was responsible to God for the actions of its inhabitants. Plague, flood, and military defeat were seen as God...
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The new Fundamental Law of the State of Vatican City; [Italian, German, Portuguese]
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on city-state (politics), a political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory and serving as a centre and leader of political, economic, and cultural life. ... Rome, which began its republican history as a city-state,
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