Ancient Greece Vocabulary Quiz

Government ruled by a few powerful citizens.

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

City’s marketplace or social center for sports, festivals or meetings.

• Agora

• Labyrinth

• Trireme

Form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Aristocracy

Person in position of authority, taken by force.

• Helot

• Tyrant

• Polis

Powerful city-state in ancient Greece.

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Labyrinth

A long narrative poem describing heroic deeds is called an...

• Epic
• Metallurgy
• Architecture
• Invasion

A small council of nobles deciding what the laws are is an example of...

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Aristocracy

A traditional story about the gods that helps explain the natural world is called...

• a phalanx

• a myth

• an aristocracy

• a democracy

Direct Democracy means...

• ...every citizen is directly in charge of their own household and everyone minds their own business.

• ...every citizen can vote on every issue.

• ...every citizen can vote for a representative who votes on their behalf.

• ...every citizen can elect the king who rules on their behalf.

A piece of land nearly surrounded by water is 

• a peninsula 
•  island 
• city-state 
• country