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Ancient Greece Vocab and Govt

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
land surrounded on three sides by water.
a)
peninsula
b)
polis
c)
Classical 
d)
acropolis
2.
outdoor marketplaces
a)
agora
b)
pollis
c)
agile
d)
pennisula
3.

This part of a Greek city was typically built on a cliff or mountain side to make it easier to defend from enemies.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Polis

c)

Agora

d)

Helot

4.

an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

a)

polis

b)

democracy

c)

aristocracy

d)

tyranny

5.

ruled by the citizens

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

aristocracy

d)

dictatorship

6.

ruler who takes power by force

a)

tyrant

b)

president

c)

king

d)

emperor

7.

a story expressing a culture's beliefs

a)

myth

b)

shrine

c)

oracle

d)

epic

8.

Which image is a polis?

a)
b)
c)
9.

A government led by a king or queen

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

tyranny

10.
Government where only a few wealthy people hold power 
a)
democracy
b)
representative democracy
c)
oligarchy 
d)
tyrant 
11.

What is a group of people gathered together in one place to pass laws?

a)

assembly

b)

colony

c)

acropolis

d)

monarchy

12.

A government in which citizens have a direct role in governing

a)

democracy

b)

aristocracy

c)

tyrants

d)

oligarchy

13.
Every citizen votes on all important decisions.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Indirect Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Aristocracy