WorksheetsGreece Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
land surrounded on three sides by water.
a)
peninsula
b)
polis
c)
Classical
d)
acropolis
2.
Greek word for city-state
a)
Pennisula
b)
polis
c)
parthonnon
d)
kingdom
3.
the highest part of a Greek city-state, used for protection and government activities
a)
acropolis
b)
polis
c)
peninsula
d)
athens
4.
outdoor marketplaces
a)
agora
b)
pollis
c)
agile
d)
pennisula
5.
government in which people rule themselves
a)
theocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
communist
d)
democracy
6.
decisions are made based on the highest number of votes.
a)
democracy
b)
majority rule
c)
tyranny
d)
optional
7.
a person’s guilt or innocence is judged by his peers (jury).
a)
sentencing
b)
opinionated
c)
trial by jury
d)
trial by fire
8.
rich landowners
a)
aristocrats
b)
democrats
c)
republicans
d)
greecians
9.
a few people rule
a)
oligarchy
b)
democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
diplomacy
10.
people who can participate in government. In Athens, not women, slaves, or foreigners.
a)
citizens
b)
leaders
c)
monarchs
d)
slaves
11.
person who has power by force.
a)
monarch
b)
tyrant
c)
president
d)
king
12.
gathering of all Athenian citizens (to vote/make decisions).
a)
Senate
b)
Assembly
c)
House or Representatives
d)
Democracy
13.
agreement to work together
a)
alliance
b)
defiance
c)
exaggerate
d)
question
14.
a series of wars fought between Persia and Greece (Greeks won).
a)
Spartan War
b)
World War II
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Persian War
15.
War between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BC.
a)
Persian War
b)
World War II
c)
Pellopa
d)
Peloponnesian War
16.
a group of warriors who stood close together in a square with their spears pointed upward to fight off enemies. As men on the front lines were killed, others stepped up to fight in their spots.
a)
Phalanx
b)
Panic
c)
Philosopher
d)
Proprietor
17.
Greek-like; influenced by Greek ideas.
a)
Chinese
b)
Roman
c)
Hellenistic
d)
Acrostic
18.
person who studies the meaning of life, problems of right and wrong, and how we know things.
a)
philosopher
b)
president
c)
politician
d)
preacher
19.
stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
a)
riddle
b)
cartoon
c)
mythology
d)
article
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