What was the political organization of most ancient Greek settlements? A. Greek settlements all fell under the control of the Greek High King. B. Greek settlements belonged to the Confederation of Greece, which elected a leader every four years. C. Greek settlements were broken up into independent city-states. D. Ancient Greeks were all under the control of the Persian Empire.

The answer is C

Explanation:

Each of these city-states was considered a kind of separate and independent nation and called the inhabitants of the other polis (citys) "foreigners."

Despite this autonom, wars, battles, trade conflict, all were considered part of the same civilization. This feeling was based on a common language and religion, a legendary tradition and great cultural creations in the fields of art, literature, science and philosophy.

Paradoxically, the hostility between polis was what triggered the Peloponnesian War, a conflict that allowed the conquest of Greece by Philip II, king of Macedonia and political unification

The answer is B. Greek settlements belonged to the Confederation of Greece, which elected a leader every four years.