Unit 5 Vocab Formative

the highest point in an ancient Greek city

• Polis
• Alliance
• Acropolis

an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society

• Aristocracy
• Myth
• Trireme

a maze

• Oligarchy
• Labrynth
• Acropolis

an old story told to explain event or justify a belief or action

• Democracy
• Tyrant
• Myth

a government ruled by a few powerful citizens

• Oligarchy
• Alliance
• Acropolis

A Greek city-state

• Labrynth
• Polis
• Acropolis

in ancient Greek city-states, a ruler who took power illegally

• Alliance
• Aristocracy
• Tyrant

an agreement between nations to fight each other's enemies; a partnership

• Alliance
• Democracy
• Labrynth

a form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them

• Polis
• Myth
• Democracy

fan ancient Greek warship

• Trireme
• Oligarchy
• Acropolis