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Ancient Greece Vocabulary

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Long narrative poem about heroic deeds.

a)

Homer

b)

Epic Poem

c)

Iliad

d)

Odessey

2.

Greek city-state

a)

ephor

b)

hoplite

c)

acropolis

d)

polis

3.

armed foot soldier

a)

ephor

b)

acropolis

c)

hoplite

d)

polis

4.

someone who studies knowledge, reality, and existence

a)

philosopher

b)

Homer

c)

mythology

d)

aristocrats

5.

a system of government where the power is vested in the people

a)

oligarchy

b)

aristocracy

c)

democracy

d)

citizens

6.

a small group of individuals having control of a country or larger group of people

a)

oligarchy

b)

aristocracy

c)

democracy

d)

citizens

7.

a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

a)

peninsula

b)

continent

c)

acropolis

d)

islands

8.

the high fortified area of an ancient Greek city

a)

polis

b)

acropolis

c)

ephor

d)

helot

9.

a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society

a)

Epic Poem

b)

Homer

c)

Odessey

d)

mythology

10.

"Rule by the best" - these are the people that rule when the upper class is in charge

a)

citizens

b)

democracy

c)

aristocrats

d)

oligarchy

11.

the capital of Greece

a)

Sparta

b)

Rome

c)

Acropolis

d)

Athens

12.

a person who is a member of a country

a)

ephor

b)

citizen

c)

aristocrats

d)

democracy

13.

Spartan slaves in ancient Greece

a)

helots

b)

ephors

c)

homer

d)

acropolis

14.

leaders of Ancient Sparta

a)

helots

b)

tragedy

c)

polis

d)

ephors

15.

a performance featuring tragic events and having an unhappy ending

a)

iliad

b)

comedy

c)

epic poem

d)

tragedy

16.

a performance intended to make an audience laugh

a)

iliad

b)

comedy

c)

epic poem

d)

tragedy

17.

athletic contests held to honor Zeus and the other Gods

a)

socratic method

b)

ephors

c)

olympic games

d)

acropolis

18.

a form of discussion by asking and answering questions to engage in critical thinking

a)

olympic games

b)

socratic method

c)

epic poem

d)

aristocrats

19.

Bronze Age civilization in Greece that arose on the island of Crete

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Greece

d)

Athens

20.

Flourished in late Bronze Age, a civilization that arose after the Minoan civilization

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Greece

d)

Athens

21.

An epic poem written by Homer. Set during the Trojan War.

a)

The Odyssey

b)

Aristocrats

c)

Comedy

d)

The Iliad

22.

An epic poem written by Homer - Sequel to the Iliad

a)

The Odyssey

b)

Aristocrats

c)

Comedy

d)

The Iliad

23.

the ability to live forever

a)

immortal

b)

gods

c)

goddesses

d)

Minoan