Greece Vocabulary

Government ruled by a single person

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

Government ruled by a few powerful citizens

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

People are elected to vote on the citizen's behalf

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Citizens gather together to vote on laws and policies

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

The highest point in an ancient Greek city-state

• agora

• acropolis

• helot

• catapult

an open space in an ancient Greek city that served as a marketplace and social center

• agora

• acropolis

• catapult

• helot

a state-owned slave that was part of the lower class in ancient Greek society

• agora

• acropolis

• polis

• helot

a Greek city-state

• polis

• acropolis

• catapult

• agora

a weapon that hurls large stones

• acropolis

• agora

• catapult

• helot

the study of the universe and our place in it

• mythology

• philosophy

• democracy

• monarchy