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Ancient 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