Chapter 7 Vocabulary - Greece

What is a peninsula?

• A piece of water nearly surrounded by land

• A piece of land nearly surrounded by water

• A Greek city state

• A fun word to say ;)

Someone who creates epic poems about heros and their deeds is called what?

• an ephor

• a helot

• brilliant

• a bard

A group of people living in a new territory that have ties to their homeland are called what?

• ephors

• a colony

• helots

• lonely

What is a polis?

• a long pole

• a Greek slave

• a Greek city-state

• a pizza with olives

What is a group of armed foot soldiers arranged in rows called?

• phalanx

• spear squad

• ephor

• warrior gang

What is the name for a gathering area and market place in ancient Greece?

• ephor

• phalanx

• agora

• Palisades Mall

What is the name for an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law?

• tyrant

• oligarchy

• democracy

• Gilgamesh

What is it called when government has a small group in control?

• democracy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

• a king crew

Who are helots?

• government leaders in Sparta

• enslaved people in Sparta

• enslaved people of Athens

• bards who like to write poems about Sparta

Who are the high ranked government officials in Sparta ?

• ephors

• helots

• bards

• peninsulas