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Ancient Greece Vocab & Map - GHMS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

direct democracy

a)

a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece

b)

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

c)

a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process

d)

a government in which a small group has control

2.

Which letter represents Athens?

a)

O

b)

G

c)

C

d)

E

3.

a government in which a small group has control

a)

acropolis

b)

colony

c)

oligarchy

d)

phalanx

4.

Which letter represents the Aegean Sea?

a)

I

b)

J

c)

F

d)

N

5.

a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece

a)

agora

b)

oracle

c)

polis

d)

helot

6.

a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

a)

tyrant

b)

agora

c)

acropolis

d)

oracle

7.

Which letter represents the island of Crete?

a)

K

b)

H

c)

N

d)

M

8.

enslaved people in ancient Sparta

a)

myth

b)

helots

c)

representative democracy

d)

polis

9.

a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world

a)

direct democracy

b)

helot

c)

colony

d)

myth

10.

Which letter represents Mycenae?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

C

d)

G

11.

phalanx

a)

a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

b)

a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself

c)

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

d)

a Greek city-state

12.

tyrant

a)

a government by the people

b)

a hilltop where a fort for safety was located

c)

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

d)

an absolute ruler unrestrained by law

13.

Which letter represents Sparta?

a)

I

b)

D

c)

C

d)

E

14.

a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself

a)

helot

b)

tyrant

c)

acropolis

d)

colony

15.

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

a)

representative democracy

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

16.

Which letter represents the area of Thrace?

a)

N

b)

K

c)

M

d)

O

17.

a government by the people

a)

colony

b)

democracy

c)

polis

d)

oracle

18.

a hilltop where a fort for safety was located

a)

phalanx

b)

colony

c)

tyrant

d)

acropolis

19.

polis

a)

a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece

b)

a Greek city-state

c)

a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

d)

enslaved people in ancient Sparta

20.

direct democracy

a)

a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece

b)

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

c)

a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process

d)

a government in which a small group has control

21.

a government in which a small group has control

a)

acropolis

b)

colony

c)

oligarchy

d)

phalanx

22.

Which letter represents Lydia?

a)

M

b)

A

c)

H

d)

N

23.

Which letter represents Delphi?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

H

d)

B

24.

enslaved people in ancient Sparta

a)

myth

b)

helot

c)

representative democracy

d)

polis

25.

a government by the people

a)

colony

b)

democracy

c)

polis

d)

oracle

26.

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

a)

representative democracy

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

27.

a hilltop where a fort for safety was located

a)

phalanx

b)

colony

c)

tyrant

d)

acropolis

28.

a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself

a)

helot

b)

tyrant

c)

acropolis

d)

colony

29.

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

a)

representative democracy

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

30.

a hilltop where a fort for safety was located

a)

phalanx

b)

colony

c)

tyrant

d)

acropolis

31.

a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

a)

tyrant

b)

agora

c)

acropolis

d)

oracle

32.

direct democracy

a)

a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece

b)

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

c)

a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process

d)

a government in which a small group has control

33.

phalanx

a)

a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

b)

a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself

c)

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

d)

a Greek city-state

34.

Which letter represents the Sea of Crete?

a)

J

b)

F

c)

I

d)

M

35.

fable

a)

a story meant to teach a lesson

b)

The moral of a story

c)


a Greek city-state

d)

a government in which a small group has control

36.

Which letter represents Argos?

a)

K

b)

L

c)

D

d)

C

37.

a piece of land nearly surrounded by water

a)

colony

b)

helot

c)

island

d)

peninsula

38.

Which letter represents Troy?

a)

C

b)

K

c)

B

d)

L

39.

Which letter represents Euboea?

a)

N

b)

M

c)

H

d)

A

40.

Which letter represents the Sea of Crete?

a)

J

b)

I

c)

F

d)

M

41.

What is the term for a government in which a small group has control?

a)

myth

b)

colony

c)

democracy

d)

oligarchy

42.

a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

a)

helot

b)

oracle

c)

agora

d)

polis

43.

Which letter represents Peloponnesus?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

E

d)

K

44.

What is the term for a Greek city-state?

a)

helot

b)

acropolis

c)

polis

d)

oracle

45.

Who was an absolute ruler unrestrained by law in ancient Greece?

a)

tyrant

b)

democracy

c)

phalanx

d)

agora

46.

Which letter represents the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

F

b)

I

c)

J

d)

O

47.

Which letter represents Mycenae?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

C

d)

K

48.

What is a story meant to teach a lesson called?

a)

myth

b)

fable

c)

oracle

d)

colony

49.

Who were the enslaved people in ancient Sparta called?

a)

phalanx

b)

helots

c)

myths

d)

tyrants

50.

What is a story that explains the beliefs of a people called?

a)

fable

b)

myth

c)

oracle

d)

colony