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WorksheetsThe Ancient Greece Vocab!
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Pennisula
Area of land that is surrounded on three sides by water.
Area of land that is surrounded on four sides of water
Area of land that is surrounded on two sides of water
A decorated temple
colony
a settlement in a new community that keeps close ties with other communities
a settlement in an old community that keeps apart from its homeland
a settlement in a new community that keeps apart from its own land
a settlement in a new community that keeps close ties to its homeland
polis
greek word for a state
greek word for a city-state, a tiny independent country
greek word for a city- a land with plenty people
french word for openlands
agora
an open area used as a marketplace and a meeting place to solve issues
an open temple for people to discuss issues
an open area used as a marketplace and a meeting place to debate issues
an open temple for people to discuss, solve and debate complicated issues.
oilgarchy
form of government where a few people hold power
form of government where no people hold power
form of government where all people hold power
form of government where only 1 person holds power
someone who takes power by force.
leader
an important god in which would hold all power.
tyrant
royalty
traditional stories about gods and heroes
lies
myths
false answers
tales
long poems that told about heroic deeds
epic
cool
tales
a respectful story
helot
the name for slaves in Greece
the name for slaves in Sparta
the name for slaves in Egypt
the name for slaves in Pennsylvania
form of government in which all citizens share in running the government.
representative democracy
presentative democracy
democracy
complex government democracy
a priest who spoke on behalf of a god or godess.
oracle
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Hatshepsut
speaker
a story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story
tales
movie
drama
acting
short tale that teaches a lesson
a fairy tale
fable
fictional story
nonfictional story
a story in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but fails
lie
beaten
tragedy
defeated
comedy
a story that ends happily
a story that is funny
a story that is not funny
a story that ends sadly
a famous temple in the Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena and held the treasury of the Athenian empire.
acropolis
parthenon
palace
historical temple
system of government in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and government decisions on their behalf
representative democracy
oracle
complex government
democracy
Direct democracy
system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
system of government in which people take classes to be an official part of the government in their area
a direct statement that the government calls a direct democracy
a direct statement in which people use in law.
a fortified area that stood at the top of a hill in most city-states and provided safe refuge in case of attacks, which was often a religious center with a temple built to honor a god or goddess.
a temple
acropolis
parthenon
a protector
