Ancient Greece Vocabulary

A Greek city-state. Athens and Sparta were both city-states.

• Labyrinth

• Polis

• Agora

• Tyrant

• Myth

The Iliad was a(n) _____________________ that told the story of the Trojan Wars. A long story in the form of a narrative poem.

• epic poem

• democracy

• hero

• myth

• monarchy

The highest point in an ancient Greek city.

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Alliance

• Helot

• Trireme

A government ruled by a single person, such as a king.

• Tyrant

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

A form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them.

• Tyrant

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

A government ruled by a few powerful citizens.

• Tyrant

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

A ruler who took power illegally in ancient Greece.

• Tyrant

• Monarch

• Oligarch

An Ancient Greek warship

• Trireme

• Labyrinth

• Hero

• Aristocracy

A maze

• Agora

• Raw material

• Alliance

• Labyrinth

• Myth

A substance from which other things are made.

• Agora

• Raw material

• Alliance

• Labyrinth

• Myth