Anciet Greece Vocabulary

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides and connected to a land mass.

• mountain

• peninsula

• glacier

• meadow

A greek philosopher who was the student of Plato. He was the teacher of Alexander the Great. He believed in science and reason.

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Sparta

A city-state within Greece. It is known for education and philosophy.

• Sparta

• Troy

• Crete

• Athens

A style of government that gives power to the citizens to make decisions by voting.

• democracy

• republic

• oligarchy

• tyranny

War between groups of people from the same country.

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Civil War

• Vietnam War

• World War

An area within a country that is small like a city but acts like a country.

Thye have their own laws, language, army and culture.

• country

• continent

• town

• city-state

A greek philospher who was the student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle.

He believed in the wisest people ruling the people.

• Pluto

• Plato

• Zues

• Poseiden

A style of government ruled by a few power inidividuals (military leaders).

• oligarchy

• tyranny

• republic

• democracy

A leader of Greece.

He is known for conquering other lands and spreading Greek culture.

• Sparta

• Zeus

• Alexander the Great

• King Troy

The peninsula in Southern Greece where the city-state Sparta was located.

• Crete

• Persia

• Troy

• Peloponnesus