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WorksheetsAncient Greece Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A fortified hill on which temples, shrines, and statues were built.
Boule
Phalanx
Acropolis
A large open marketplace surrounded by government buildings.
Agora
Polis
Trireme
The group of voters which consisted of all citizens.
Hellene
Assembly
Philosopher
The at time of Ancient Greece the Greek were known as this
Hellene
Acropolis
Phalanx
A council which assisted the assembly. It consisted of 500 members who were chosen by lot.
Trireme
Strategol
Boule
Premier Greek foot soldiers, dressed in leather and bronze body armor, carrying a bronze and leather shield, long spear, and short sword.
Hellene
Hoplite
Phalanx
Craftsman and shopkeepers like boat builders, barbers, school teachers, etc.
Metic
Boule
Polis
Greek battle formation consisting of a long block of soldiers, 8 ranks deep, where shields were overlapped for protection.
Trireme
Assembly
Phalanx
A person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.
Philosopher
Agora
Hellene
A city-state in Ancient Greece which governed itself and included a walled off town and surrounding farmland. Each had a distinctive government and its own traditions, legends, and gods.
Metic
Polis
Strategol
This was a military commander. There was 1 per tribe.
Strategol
Agora
Acropolis
Long, low boats that were very fast and very easy to steer. They had a large ram at the front, a flat deck for soldiers, and 3 tiers of rowers inside.
Trireme
Boule
Philosopher
