Classical Civilization Vocab Quiz

Polis

• A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city used for meetings

• the marketplace in ancient Greece

• A city-state in ancient Greece.

• 
  a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

Acropolis

• A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city used for meetings

• the marketplace in ancient Greece

• A city-state in ancient Greece.

• 
  a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

Agora

• A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city used for meetings

• the marketplace in ancient Greece

• A city-state in ancient Greece.

• 
  a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

Phalanx

• A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city used for meetings

• the marketplace in ancient Greece

• A city-state in ancient Greece.

• 
  a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

The capital and largest city of Greece

• Babylon

• Sparta

• Athens

• Persia

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

• Babylon

• Sparta

• Athens

• Persia

Democracy

• government by the people - either directly or through elected representatives

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• Religious leaders are in charge

• One single king makes all the decisions

Oligarchy

• government by the people - either directly or through elected representatives

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• Religious leaders are in charge

• One single king makes all the decisions

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

• Mythology

• Ephors

• Oracle

• Tragedies

a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders

• Mythology

• Ephors

• Oracle

• Tragedies