During the Hellenistic Age, as an institution, the polis
A)maintained its importance.
B)lost its power over domestic affairs but retained a large degree of autonomy in foreign policy matters.
C)continued to be largely self-sufficient communities.
D)no longer gave people the same degree of security and sense of belonging.
E)all of the above

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During the Hellenistic Age, the polis no longer gave people the same degree of security and sense of belonging as it did in previous eras. The centralized power of the Hellenistic kingdoms diminished the autonomy of the individual city-states, and the sense of community that had existed within the polis began to erode.

During the Hellenistic Age, as an Institution, the Polis