Ancient Greece vocab

What is a polis?

• upper part of ancient Greek city

• city-state

• government run by a strong ruler

• formation of heavily armed foot soldiers

What is a citizen?

• legal member of a country or city-state

• city-state

• hereditary class of rulers

• art and practice of government

What is an acropolis?

• political power is held by a small group

• legal member of country or city-state

• hereditary class or rulers

• high city with public buildings

What is politics?

• government run by a strong ruler

• art and practice of government

• formation of heavily armed foot soldiers

• rule by the people

What is aristocracy?

• government run by a strong ruler

• high city with public buildings

• hereditary class of rulers

• Messinian person forced to work as a slave

What is an oligarchy?

• government in which a small group of people rule

• government with a strong ruler

• government in which citizens hold power

• hereditary class of rulers

What is polytheism?

• the worship of many gods

• collection of myths or stories that tell people about gods or heroes

• poetic songs

• worship of one god

What is a tyranny?

• government in which citizens have power

• government with a strong ruler

• government in which power is held by a small group

• hereditary class of rulers

What is a democracy?

• worship of many gods

• government in which a small group has power

• government with a strong ruler

• government in which citizens have power

What is mythology?

• collection of myths or stories that people tell about gods and heroes

• belief in one god

• poet songs

• group of people who commented on action in a play