history question

Question

1. Recently we talked about citizenship, and what being a good citizen means. Citizens of city-states like Athens and Sparta pursued their own definitions of good citizenship, which had the effect of making these societies very independent in nature. How might the city-states’ independence have been a bad thing? Use 4.2 (“The Greek City-States”) to answer this question. 

Answer 1

Well, being independent city-states probably meant that it was difficult for them to come together during a crisis; for example, when the Persians invaded