Ethan Hastings key terms

What is a Polis?

• A type of pole that was very helpful for building houses

• Its a greek word for city-state

• None of the Above

What is it called when you are filled with great achievements?

• classical

• gifted

• talented

A fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states.

• shrine

• castle

• acropolis

The body of stories about gods or heroes that tries to explain how the world works.

• mythology

• fables

• articles

Who was the author of two great epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Aesop

• Sappho

• Homer

Who was the most famous lyrical poet of ancient Greece?

• Aesop

• Sappho

• Stesichorus

Short stories that offer lessons on living.

• Fables

• Articles

• None of the Above

What is a democracy?

• A government controlled by the government

• A government is controlled by the government and the people

• A government that is controlled by the people

What is an oligarchy?

• A government where barely any people have control

• When the government has full control

• When nobody is in control

What are aristocrats?

• Poor landowners

• Rich landowners

• Mid class landowners