Ancient Greece Vocab

a citadel, or fortress, that housed the city’s municipal (government) and religious buildings built on high ground

• acropolis

• citizen

• monarchy

• aristocracy

many Greek citizens used this body of water to travel. It was located east of Greece and contained many islands.

• Aegean Sea

• Mediterranean Harbor

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

an open space where citizens would gather for theatrical performances and religious ceremonies

• agora

• Broadway

• epic

• oligarchy

a very important Greek city. It is considered to be the birthplace of philosophy, architecture, literature, & politics

• Athens

• Sparta

• Monarchy

• Democracy

this word means, "rule by the best." Wealthy families were often given this label/name

• aristocracy

• democracy

• polis

• agora

a person who legally resides in a place and usually has some rights and privileges

• citizen

• oligarchy

• ancient Greece

• epic

Greece had hundreds of these small independent kingdoms

• city-state

• oligarchy

• mythology

• towns

in this form of government, the people have the power

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• Schultzocracy

a long narrative poem that focuses on heroes and their actions

• epic

• fairytale

• republic

• agora

form of government where ALL citizens come together to discuss and make legal decisions for their communities; this works best with small populations of people

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• oligarchy

• monarch