WorksheetsUnit 5 Greece - Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a noun that was...(in ancient Greece) a public open space used for assemblies and markets
acropolis
agora
oligarchy
polis
What is a noun for an inhabitant of a particular town or city.
citizen
Hellas
polis
tyrant
What is a noun for the name for all lands inhabited by the ancient Greeks, i.e. all of Ancient Greece, including the Greek colonies
acropolis
Peloponnesus
Hellas
polis
What is a verb to exclude (someone) from a society or group;(in ancient Greece) to banish (an unpopular or too powerful citizen) from a city for five or ten years by popular vote
aristocracy
direct democracy
ostracize
tyrant
What is a noun for the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline
aristocracy
Hellas
oligarchy
philosophy
What is a noun for a ruler that has unlimited power over the people; typically a person who assumes power by force?
agora
citizen
oligarchy
tyrant
What is a noun for a city and the surrounding land that supports it economically; a Greek city-state?
polis
agora
tyrant
acropolis
What is a noun for a peninsula forming the southern part of Greece south of the Gulf of Corinth that was dominated by Sparta until the fourth century BCE?
Hellas
acropolis
Peloponnesus
agora
What is a noun for a small group of people having control of a country; government ruled by a select few (typically wealthy and powerful)
direct democracy
aristocracy
oligarchy
philosophy
What is a noun for a form of government in which people (citizens) vote directly on issues without representatives?
direct democracy
oligarchy
aristocracy
republic/representative democracy
What is a noun for the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices; a form of government in which power is held by the nobility?
direct democracy
oligarchy
aristocracy
republic/representative democracy
What is a noun for a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill?
acropolis
agora
polis
city-state
Complete this sentence...an _____________ ruled Sparta because only seven people made all the decisions for the polis.
direct democracy
oligarchy
aristocracy
acropolis
Complete this sentence...the citizens of Athens fled to their _________ for protection against the invading armies of Persia.
polis
acropolis
agora
citizen
Complete this sentence...Plato and Aristotle taught __________ in order to make their students think for themselves.
philosophy
ostracism
tyranny
direct democracy
Complete this sentence...every ___________ has rights and responsibilities they must meet in order to be allowed a voice in their government.
direct democracy
agora
polis
citizen
Complete this sentence...the people of Athens and Sparta both referred to their land as __________ even though they were different poleis.
citizens
direct democracy
Hellas
Peloponnesus
Complete this sentence...we refer to the peninsula that we find Mycenae, Olympia, and Sparta on as the _________.
Peloponnesus
Hellas
agora
acropolis
Complete this sentence...Pisistratus was considered a ___________ after he took control of Athenian government and ruled with absolute authority.
citizen
tyrant
ostracize
philosopher
Complete this sentence...the citizens of Corinth gathered in the center of town at the __________ to go about their daily business.
agora
acropolis
Hellas
polis
Complete this sentence...all the poleis of Greece were ruled by a form of __________ after their monarchies began sharing power with the other powerful families with wealth.
aristocracy
oligarchy
direct democracy
tyranny
Complete this sentence...the group decided to __________ the leading member of their clique when that leader began to think he/she was more important his/her friends
agora
ostracize
tyrant
direct democracy
Complete this sentence...each community formed an independent __________ following the Dark Age of Greece.
direct democracy
acropolis
agora
polis
Complete this sentence...the polis of Athens founded the world's first __________ because they believed all of their citizens had the right to voice their opinion in the government.
polis
direct democracy
agora
Hellas
