Vocabulary Quiz Friday March, 22nd

What is a colony?

• A group of people meeting for a particular purpose.

• A person of high social rank.

• A portion of land nearly surrounded by water.

• A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away.

What does peninsula mean?

• A cruel and unfair treatment by people with power.

• An open space in ancient Greek cities.

• A portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus.

• A system of government by the few.

Who is an aristocrat?

• A person of high social rank in the aristocracy.

• A member of a particular country with certain rights.

• A form of government where power is in the hands of a few.

• A meeting ground in ancient Greek cities.

What is an assembly?

• A cruel and unfair government.

• A high-ranking social class.

• A group of people meeting regularly for a particular purpose.

• A country controlled by another.

Who are citizens?

• A group of people in government.

• People who are members of a particular country and have rights.

• A land surrounded by water.

• People with high social rank.

What is democracy?

• Government by a few.

• Cruel treatment by those in power.

• System of government where power is vested in the people.

• A high social rank.

Define monarchy.

• A form of government where all power is in a few persons.

• A portion of land nearly surrounded by water.

• A form of government with power vested in the people.

• A meeting place in ancient Greek cities.

What is oligarchy?

• A form of government by the few.

• A social rank.

• A country controlled by another country.

• A system where power is vested in the general population.

What does tyranny mean?

• A meeting place for citizens.

• Cruel and unfair treatment by people with power.

• A form of government where power is in the hands of the people.

• A portion of land connected by an isthmus.

What was an agora in ancient Greek cities?

• A portion of land nearly surrounded by water.

• A social rank.

• A form of government.

• An open space serving as a meeting ground.