Ancient Greece Vocabulary

A fortified hill on which temples, shrines, and statues were built.

• Boule

• Phalanx

• Acropolis

A large open marketplace surrounded by government buildings.

• Agora

• Polis

• Trireme

The group of voters which consisted of all citizens.

• Hellene

• Assembly

• Philosopher

The at time of Ancient Greece the Greek were known as this

• Hellene

• Acropolis

• Phalanx

A council which assisted the assembly. It consisted of 500 members who were chosen by lot.

• Trireme

• Strategol

• Boule

Premier Greek foot soldiers, dressed in leather and bronze body armor, carrying a bronze and leather shield, long spear, and short sword.

• Hellene

• Hoplite

• Phalanx

Craftsman and shopkeepers like boat builders, barbers, school teachers, etc.

• Metic

• Boule

• Polis

Greek battle formation consisting of a long block of soldiers, 8 ranks deep, where shields were overlapped for protection.

• Trireme

• Assembly

• Phalanx

A person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.

• Philosopher

• Agora

• Hellene

A city-state in Ancient Greece which governed itself and included a walled off town and surrounding farmland. Each had a distinctive government and its own traditions, legends, and gods.

• Metic

• Polis

• Strategol