Understanding Ancient Greek Poleis

What does the term 'polis' mean in ancient Greece?

• City-state

• Village

• Fort

• Temple

What was the significance of the acropolis in ancient Greek poleis?

• A sacred place

• A marketplace

• A fort

• A residential area

What type of government did Athens have?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

What was a common characteristic of citizenship in most poleis?

• Property-owning males

• All males

• All residents

• Only nobles

What did the Greeks refer to non-Greeks as?

• Barbarians

• Foreigners

• Enemies

• Strangers

What is the open market space in the center of the town called?

• acropolis

• polis

• agora

• temple

Who is the god/goddess of Athens?

• Poseidon

• Athena

• Zeus

• Hera

What does "acropolis" mean?

• sacred temple

• marketplace

• form of government

• elevated city

Why did the early Greeks build a fort around their settlement?

• to honor the gods

• to protect their land from invasion

• to grow their population

• to preserve their culture

Fill in the blank: The acropolis housed the (a)   that was dedicated to the goddess Athena.