Grade 6 Topic 8 Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: The Aegean Sea is __________.

• an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece

• a desert located in northern Africa

• a mountain range in South America

• a river flowing through central Europe

Fill in the blank: A colony is __________.

• a settlement under the control of a usually distant country

• a type of government ruled by a king

• a large city with many industries

• an independent nation with its own laws

Fill in the blank: A peninsula is __________.

• a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

• a large area of flat land with few trees

• a body of water surrounded by land

• a chain of mountains

Fill in the blank: An assembly is __________.

• a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws

• a type of ancient Greek building used for religious ceremonies

• a military unit in ancient Greece

• a festival celebrated in honor of Greek gods

Fill in the blank: A citizen is __________.

• a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation

• a visitor from another country with no legal status

• someone who only lives in a city temporarily

• a person who owns a business in a city

Fill in the blank: An oligarchy is __________.

• a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

• a government ruled by a single monarch

• a government where all citizens have equal power

• a government led by religious leaders

Fill in the blank: A monarchy is __________.

• a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person

• a government ruled by elected representatives

• a system where all citizens vote on every issue

• a government controlled by religious leaders

Fill in the blank: An Aristocrat is __________.

• a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society

• a common farmer in ancient Greece

• a slave in ancient Greek society

• a traveling merchant in ancient Greece

Fill in the blank: Civic participation means __________.

• encouraged citizens to share in the responsibility of governing the polis

• excluding citizens from political processes

• allowing only leaders to make decisions

• discouraging involvement in community affairs

Fill in the blank: Democracy is __________.

• a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives

• a system where a single ruler holds all the power

• a government controlled by a small group of elites

• a system where religious leaders govern the state