Ancient Greece Vocabulary

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides and connected to a landmass on the 4th side

• PENINSULA

• REGION

• POLIS

• PLATO

A group of places that share a common feature such as geography or climate.

• PENINSULA

• REGION

• PLATO

• TYRANNY

Greek word for city-state

• PLATO

• PENINSULA

• ACROPOLO

• POLIS

A style of government that gives power to the citizens to make decisions by voting

• DEMOCRACY

• OLIGARCHY

• TYRANNY

• MONARCHY

A style of government ruled by a few power individuals

• TYRANNY

• OLIGARCHY

• DEMOCRACY

• MONARCHY

An area within a country that is small like a city but acts like a country. Creates isolation from other civilizations.

• PLATO

• PENINSULA

• REGION

• CITY-STATE

A city-state within Greece. It is known for education & philosophy

• SPARTA

• POLIS

• ATHENS

• GREECE

A city-state within Greece. It is known for having a strong army.

• ATHENS

• SPARTA

• POLIS

• CRETE

A greek philosopher who used doubt and questioning to challenge leaders of Greece.

• ARISTOTLE

• PLATO

• ALEXANDER THE GREAT

• SOCRATES

A greek philosopher who was the student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle

• ARISTOTLE

• PLATO

• SOCRATES

• ALEXANDER THE GREAT