Ancient Greece Vocabulary

1. was the largest city-state in Ancient Greece where many incredible architectural structures such as the Parthenon are located. It was known for having a strong navy.  

• Sparta

• Troy

• Athens

• Corinth

a series of wars fought between the Persians and the Greeks over 50 years.

• Peloponnesian Wars

• Persian Wars

• Great War

• World War II

1. was a Greek philosopher who developed a method of questioning called the Socratic method. 

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Alexander the Great

is a self-governing city and includes the land that surrounds the city.

• city-state
• continent
• province
• country

1. is the belief or worship of more than one god. 

• Monotheism
• Atheism
• Theocracy
• Polytheism

is an epic poem written by Homer and tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca who wanders for 10 years.  

• The Aeneid
• Iliad
• Odyssey
• Beowulf

1. is a form of government in which all decisions are voted on by the people instead of elected representatives. 

• Dictatorship
• Direct democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy

1. is the upper part of an Ancient Greek city, where public buildings and the city’s defenses and temples were located.  

• Colosseum
• Acropolis
• Parthenon
• Sphinx

1. is a form of government in which a small group of people hold political power. This form of government was used in Sparta. 

• Democracy
• Anarchy
• oligarchy
• Monarchy

1. was a Greek philosopher and student of Socrates. He also founded a school of philosophy called the Academy. 

• Plato
• Aristotle