It probably could be in question format but it most likely isn't since it is called a thesis STATEMENT, not a thesis question.
The word (yet) is the coordinating conjunction
In The Odyssey, the gods are often much less grand. They function more as spiritual guides and supporters for their human subjects, sometimes assuming mortal disguises in order to do so. The Iliad depicts a violent and glorious war, and the gods act as frighteningly powerful, supernatural forces.
Population, pollution, living area, traffic... Things that generally impose creating home to new people, in this instance, taking a probably uninhabited place and transforming it into a town, or city.
What is the book called and what page