Unit 2 Vocabulary Study

the ancient citadel (=a place people can go to if their city is attacked) of Athens, BUILT ON A HILL in the center of the city

• acropolis

• agora

• colony

• polis

the MARKETPLACE in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece

• acropolis

• agora

• colony

• polis

a COUNTRY which is CONTROLLED BY A more powerful COUNTRY

• acropolis

• agora

• colony

• polis

the early GREEK CITY-STATE, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and run like an independent country

• acropolis

• agora

• colony

• polis

a RICH LANDOWNER

• aristocrat

• citizen

• helot

• philosopher

PEOPLE who have the RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE in GOVERNMENT

• aristocrat

• citizen

• helot

• philosopher

a PERSON who was conquered and ENSLAVED BY the ancient SPARTANS

• aristocrat

• citizen

• helot

• philosopher

a THINKER who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life

• aristocrat

• citizen

• helot

• philosopher

a system of government in which PEOPLE gather at MASS MEETINGS to DECIDE on government matters

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• representative democracy

a system of government in which CITIZENS CHOOSE a SMALLER GROUP TO GOVERN

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• representative democracy