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Greece Vocab Review for Test

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a city-state's marketplace and social center


(a)  
Choose from the below words
agora
acropolis
helots
polis
2.
What is a colony?
(a)  
Choose from the below words
settlement in a new territory
marketplace
body of land surrounded by water
Persian empire divided into province
3.

 slaves conquered by the Spartans

a)

helots

b)

hoplites

c)

tyrants

d)

polis

4.
Mainland Greece is a __________, or a body of land with water surrounding three sides.
a)
city-state
b)
peninsula
c)
polis
d)
agora
5.

What is democracy?

a)

a government ruled by the people

b)

a government ruled by one person

c)

a government ruled by a few people

d)

a government ruled by no one

6.

a government where the power lies in the hands of a few rich men, known as aristocrats.

a)

oligarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

tyranny

d)

democracy

7.

an independent Greek city-state

a)

polis

b)

acropolis

c)

ephor

d)

agora

8.

a group of people who make laws.

a)

ephor

b)

assembly

c)

polis

d)

citizen

9.

Which of the following best describes a polis?

a)

a marketplace where goods were traded

b)

a high hill on which a fortress was often built

c)

a period of great achievements

d)

a city-state

10.

What is an acropolis?

a)

a fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states

b)

a Greek word for a city-state

c)

city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

d)

a body of stories about gods and heroes

11.

In a polis, where would the acropolis be located?

a)

in the center of town, with a position to see all that is going on

b)

near the marketplace, in order to witness the daily transactions

c)

on the outskirts of town

d)

on elevated land, overlooking the city below

12.

a type of government where a small group of people are in charge; the group in charge is often wealthy and corrupt (dishonest)

a)

oligarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

direct democracy

d)

representative democracy

13.

a form of government where citizens elect people to work on their behalf in government; works best with larger populations

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

monarchy

14.

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

a)

affect

b)

bard

c)

phalanx

d)

cavalry

e)

dominate

15.

someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds

a)

ephor

b)

bard

c)

helot

d)

hoplite

e)

citizen

16.

a high-ranking government official in Sparta; elected by the council of elders

a)

hoplite

b)

citizen

c)

tyrant

d)

ephor

e)

helots

17.

an absolute ruler not restricted by law

a)

helot

b)

hoplite

c)

tyrant

d)

ephor

e)

citizen

18.

a form of government in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process; works well with small populations

a)

oligarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

representative democracy

d)

tyranny

19.

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

a)

oligarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

representative democracy

d)

tyranny

20.

the governor of a province in ancient Persia

a)

Zoroastrianism

b)

satrapy

c)

satrap

21.

the territory governed by an official known as a Persian type of governor

a)

Zoroastrianism

b)

satrapy

c)

satrap

22.

a Persian religion based on the belief of one god

a)

Zoroastrianism

b)

satrapy

c)

satrap

23.

This word means "love of wisdom" in ancient Greek

a)

Sophist

b)

Socrates

c)

Philosophy

d)

Peninsula