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WorksheetsAncient Greece Vocabulary!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
polis
a)
the art and practice of government
b)
rule by the best people
c)
a city-state
d)
power held by a few people
2.
citizen
a)
rule by the best people
b)
rule by the people
c)
member of a city-state who had legal rights
d)
SpongeBob
3.
politics
a)
the art and practice of government
b)
rule by a few people
c)
citizens participate directly in decision making
d)
citizens elect others to represent them
4.
aristocracy
a)
small group of people who hold power
b)
"rule by the best people"
c)
members of the city-state who had legal rights
d)
"rule by the people"
5.
oligarchy
a)
membership in a community
b)
"rule by the people"
c)
government run by a strong ruler
d)
a small group of people who hold power
6.
phalanx
a)
a formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
b)
a soldier on horseback
c)
a citizen-soldier
d)
the shield a Greek soldier carried
7.
tyranny
a)
political power held by a small group of people
b)
a government run by a strong leader
c)
a formation of Greek soldiers
d)
a government where citizen participate
8.
democracy
a)
"rule by the people"
b)
membership in a community
c)
a government run by military leaders
d)
a government run by religious leaders
9.
military state
a)
a government run by a strong leader
b)
"rule by the people"
c)
a society organized for the purposesof waging war
d)
North Korea
10.
mythology
a)
a collection of myths and stories
b)
the study of Greek gods and goddesses
c)
the worship of many gods
d)
a story that teaches a moral lesson
11.
People who try to explain knowledge, reality, and existence.
a)
archaeologists
b)
anthropologists
c)
philosophers
d)
paleontologists
12.
Admired for their realism and detail
a)
sculpture and painting
b)
architecture
c)
pottery
d)
tapestry
13.
athletic festival begun in 776 B.C. to honor Zues
a)
Indy 500
b)
Super Bowl
c)
Olympics
d)
Pi Phi field day
14.
A story with a message
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
drama
d)
epic
15.
A long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of a hero
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
drama
d)
epic
16.
Questioned people to get them to question themselves. Knew that he knew nothing.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)
Aesop
17.
Student of Socrates. Taught about knowledge and justice.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Archimedes
c)
Plato
d)
Aesop
18.
Student of Plato. Taught Alexander the Great.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Aesop
d)
Archimedes
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