Chapter 8 Ancient Greece Vocabulary Study Guide

Choose the correct definition of peninsula.

• an area of land that receives significant rainfall

• an area of land that lacks a coastline

• an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

• an area of land surrounded by water on two sides

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: a group of people gathered together for a specific purpose.

• assembly

• confederation

• constitution

• petition

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: having rights, privileges, responsibilities, and duties as a member of a community, state, or nation.

• democracy

• government

• citizenship

• common good

Choose the correct definition of polytheism.

• the belief in or worship of a single god

• the practice of wrapping bodies in cloth for the afterlife

• the practice of building mounds for burials

• the belief in or worship of more than one god

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: a self-governing region (called a state), consisting of a city and surrounding territory.

• city-state

• civilization

• empire

• monarchy

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: the principle that all people in a society are expected to obey the law, and laws are communicated and applied fairly regardless of a person’s status or position.

• rule of law

• legislative system

• checks and balances

• judicial system

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the dictionary entry: legislative - of or relating to __________.

• interpreting the laws

• enforcing or carrying out laws

• daily operations of government

• laws or lawmaking

Choose the correct definition of monarchy.

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through citizens

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a small group using force

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a written document

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: a story about the extraordinary, especially a god, that supports or explains a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon.

• drama

• epic

• acropolis

• myth

Choose the correct definition of mythology.

• a body of long poems originally told orally and not recorded

• a body of plays that inspired playwrights from many other civilizations

• a body of athletic competitions designed to show agility and strength to please the gods

• a body of stories that explains or supports beliefs about the extraordinary, especially gods