Ancient Greece Vocabulary List

Front

What is the term for a group of expert shipbuilders that settled on the island of Crete?

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Minoans

Front

What is the term for the first Greeks who established colonies and built fortresses throughout Greece?

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Mycenaeans

Front

What is the term for a city-state in Ancient Greece?

Back

Polis

Front

What is the term for a high hill that housed the fortress of the city-state?

Back

Acropolis

Front

What is the name of the Greek city-state where democracy was first created?

Back

Athens

Front

What is the name of the Greek city-state that became a military society?

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Sparta

Front

What is the term for a type of government where the power is shared with a small group of people?

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Oligarchy

Front

What is the term for a type of government where only a small group of the wealthiest people have the power?

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Aristocracy

Front

What is the term for a type of government that uses force to rule?

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Tyranny

Front

What is the term for a government that gives people the power to rule themselves?

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Democracy