Ancient Greece Vocabulary Practice

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

Which of the following is a  government where a few wealthy people rule?

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy 
• Communism

What are military houses where Spartan children were trained called?

• Barracks
• Agora
• Acropolis
• Parthenon

What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?

• Agora
• Acropolis
• Oligarchy
• Parthenon

Government ruled by a small elite, landowning families.

• Monarchy

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

ruler who takes power by force

• tyrant

• president

• king

• emperor

a play with an unhappy ending

• tragedy

• comedy

• agora

• philosophy

an amusing play

• comedy

• tragedy

• agora

• philosophy

a story expressing a culture's beliefs

• myth

• shrine

• oracle

• epic

the study of truth and wisdom

• philosophy

• mathematics

• algebra

• aristocracy