Greece Vocabulary

What is the term for a long narrative poem?

• Epic

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

What is the fearsome formation used by Sparta called?

• Phalanx

• Legion

• Testudo

• Wedge

What is a serious drama with themes of love, hate, war, and betrayal called?

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Farce

• Satire

What do you call elected officials who vote on major issues in Sparta?

• Assembly

• Senate

• Council of Elders

• Tribunes

What is a city and surrounding countryside, 50-500 sq. miles with less than 10,000 residents, called in ancient Greece?

• Polis

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Oikos

What do you call a lover of wisdom who seeks the truth?

• Philosopher

• Astronomer

• Biologist

• Mathematician

What are traditional stories about gods that tried to explain natural phenomena called?

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Novel

What is a peasant or slave in Sparta called?

• Helot

• Ephor

• Metic

• Perioikoi

What is a government controlled by its citizens called?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

What is a government ruled by a king called?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic