Ancient Greece Vocabulary Quiz

What is a peninsula? Choose the best answer based on the vocabulary words and definitions provided.

• A type of government

• A piece of land nearly surrounded by water

• A form of poetry

• A group of soldiers

To dominate means to: Choose the best answer based on the vocabulary words and definitions provided.

• Share control with others

• Control or influence something or someone

• Create a new territory

• Write epic poems

Which of the following best describes 'economic'? Choose the best answer based on the vocabulary words and definitions provided.

• Related to ancient Greece

• The system involving making, buying, and selling goods

• A type of government

• A gathering place

Who are bards? Choose the best answer based on the vocabulary words and definitions provided.

• Enslaved people in ancient Sparta

• Writers or performers of epic poems about heroes

• Armed foot soldiers

• Governors of provinces

What is a colony? Choose the best answer based on the vocabulary words and definitions provided.

• A marketplace in ancient Greece

• A group of people living in a new territory with ties to their homeland

• A type of government

• A piece of land surrounded by water

The agora was important because it served as: Choose the best answer based on the vocabulary words and definitions provided.

A tyrant is best defined as:

• A) A ruler who is elected by the people

• B) An absolute ruler unrestrained by law

• C) A group of people in control

• D) A marketplace in ancient Greece

An oligarchy is:

• A) A government ruled by a king or queen

• B) A government in which a small group has control

• C) A type of religion

• D) A gathering of soldiers

Who were the helots?

• A) Enslaved people in ancient Sparta

• B) Writers of epic poems

• C) Governors of provinces

• D) Armed foot soldiers

An ephor is:

• A) A ruler with absolute power

• B) A high-ranked government official in Sparta elected by the council of elders

• C) A type of marketplace

• D) A group of citizens