The term polis describes
A. a province of the Persian Empire.
B. the original name of the city of Troy.
C. the title of a member of the Council of 500.
D. the term for a thirty-man infantry unit.
E. a community of citizens in which political, economic, social, cultural, and religious activities were performed.
Answer: E
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