Greek Culture: Vocabulary

What is a peninsula?

• A land area surrounded by water on three sides

• A land area that is part of a continent

• A city-state

• A hereditary class of rulers

What is a mainland?

• A land area surrounded by water on three sides

• A land area surrounded by water on all sides

• An area of land that is part of a continent

• A huge body of salt water

Who are merchants?

• People who trade goods and materials with other cities or civilizations

• Members of the city-state who had legal rights

• A hereditary class of rulers

• Lands with settlers from another country

What is a polis?

• A city-state

• A word meaning 'high city'

• Poetic songs

• A collection of myths or stories

Who are considered citizens in a city-state?

• Members of the city-state who had legal rights

• People who trade goods and materials

• A hereditary class of rulers

• Two countries that work together

What does the term acropolis mean?

• High city

• City-state

• Poetic songs

• A collection of myths or stories

What is aristocracy?

• A hereditary class of rulers

• A city-state

• A land area surrounded by water on three sides

• A collection of myths or stories

What are allies?

• Two countries that work together for a shared goal

• Members of the city-state who had legal rights

• People who trade goods and materials

• Lands with settlers from another country

What are colonies?

• Lands with settlers from another country who are still connected to their homeland

• A city-state

• A hereditary class of rulers

• Poetic songs

What is mythology?

• The collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes

• Poetic songs

• A city-state

• A hereditary class of rulers