OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198
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An independent community consisting of a city and its surrounding territory, with its own government.
Revise: Persian Invasions of Greece: 493–490 BCGreece was divided into independent city-states, not united under one government. This gave Persia opportunities to obtain submission from some communities while attacking others. Persian policy combined military force, diplomatic pressure and changes to local government.
- Revise: Polycrates' International Relations and External Opposition
A Greek community organised as an independent political state, usually including a town and its surrounding territory.