Compared to the States and Empires of the near East

question 24

Multiple Choice

Compared to the states and empires of the Near East, the Greek polis

• A)showed the same respect for the gods who directly or indirectly ruled the state.
• B)moved away from theocracy in which law came from god to a secular rational state in which law was an expression of human intelligence.
• C)generally avoided war due to the fact that its government was usually in the hands of its citizens.
• D)possessed a similar type of hereditary rulership even when assemblies of citizens appeared.
• E)tended to be territorially much smaller.

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