Which description best defines a polis in ancient Greek political life?
A shrine administered by traveling priests
A province governed by a single Greek empire
A fortified building without surrounding land
A self-governing community with an urban center and territory✓Respuesta correcta
Explicación
A polis was an autonomous political community formed by a town or city and the territory around it. Calling it only a fortress strips away its people, land, and institutions, while calling it a province assumes a unified Greek state that did not exist.