Ancient Greece Vocabulary

What is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two large land areas?

• isthmus

• peninsula

• archipelago

• strait

What is an athletic festival honoring the Greek god Zeus?

• Olympics

• Spartakiad

• Panathenaic Games

• Isthmian Games

Who was a general from Athens, noted for building the Parthenon and under whose leadership Athens entered a golden age of peace, wealth, and artistic achievement?

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Who were the foot soldiers of the Greek army?

• hoplites

• archers

• cavalry

• charioteers

What is a story describing the actions of Greek gods and goddesses and how they affected everyday life?

• myth

• legend

• fable

• tale

Who is the Greek goddess of children and marriage?

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Athena

• Artemis

Who were the people conquered by Spartans and forced to be slaves?

• Helots

• Athenians

• Persians

• Macedonians

What is the rule by a small group of people?

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

• anarchy

Who was a Greek doctor who taught that illnesses had natural causes and were not a punishment by the Gods?

• Hippocrates

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Who was the first Greek historian who also wrote books about the Persian Wars?

• Herodotus

• Thucydides

• Xenophon

• Plutarch