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WorksheetsAncient Greece Vocab
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A piece of land nearly surrounded by water is
a)
a peninsula
b)
island
c)
city-state
d)
country
2.
A Greek city-state is called
a)
a colony
b)
phalanx
c)
agora
d)
polis
3.
A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows is called a
a)
phalanx
b)
polis
c)
agora
d)
peninsula
4.
A gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece
a)
polis
b)
colony
c)
agora
d)
city-state
5.
A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process is
a)
direct democracy
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
representative democracy
6.
A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf is
a)
democracy
b)
representative democracy
c)
direct democracy
d)
oligarchy
7.
A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
a)
teacher
b)
philosopher
c)
tyrant
d)
oracle
8.
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
a)
oracle
b)
temple
c)
palace
d)
church
9.
Someone who seizes power and rules with total authority
a)
philosopher
b)
tyrant
c)
oracle
d)
city-state
10.
Government where only a few wealthy people hold power
a)
democracy
b)
representative democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
tyrant
11.
A distant territory controlled and settled by a country
a)
colony
b)
country
c)
land
d)
place
12.
People who have the right to participate in government.
a)
Citizens
b)
Politicians
c)
Tyrants
d)
Oligarchs
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