Vocabulary, Week 16 - Ancient Greece

Which Greek polis is known for having the first democracy and education?

• Athens

• Knossos

• Delphi

• Sparta

What is a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives?

• Representative Democracy

• Monarcy

• Theocracy

• Direct Democracy

What is the Greek city-state known for a focus on the military?

• Knossos

• Sparta

• Delphi

• Athens

Ancient Greece

• A civilization also known as ancient Rome.

• A country in Southern Europe.

• A continent that used to exist.

• A civilization that existed in and around the area we now call Greece.

Olympia

• A mountain in Greece.

• The stadium where the games occurred.

• A valley in Southwest Greece.

• Games where athletes would compete in different sporting events.

A government by the people is called a

• direct democracy

• democracy

• oligarchy 

• representative democracy 

Government where only a few wealthy people hold power 

• democracy

• representative democracy

• oligarchy 

• tyrant 

Government ruled mostly by nobles or small, elite landowning families.

• Monarchy

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

A powerful Greek military polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.

• Athens

• Thebes

• Persia

• Sparta

polis, the fundamental political unit in ancient Greece, is also called a

• town

• acropolis

• agora

• city-state