In the 20th century what was incorporated into the modern Greek state while maintaining its special autonomous status as a monastic community within Greece?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Mount Athos
- Step 1: In the 20th century Mount Athos was incorporated into the modern Greek state while maintaining its special autonomous status as a monastic community within Greece. Answer: Mount Athos. Why not the others: "Meteora" is an Orthodox monastic centre fully subject to the standard regional laws of Thessaly; "Patmos" is an ordinary municipality within the Dodecanese regional unit of the South Aegean; "Mistras" is a protected historical Byzantine archaeological site in the Peloponnese.
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