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WorksheetsAncient Greece Vocabulary
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
direct democracy
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory
a government by the people
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
influenced; caused to change
tyrant
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler
someone who writes or performs epic poems or
stories about heroes and their deeds
a government in which a small group has control
democracy
a government by the people
the governor of a province in ancient Persia
“Defender of the kingdom”
a Greek city-state
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler
polis
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-
making process
a group or set of 10; period of 10 years
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a Greek city-state
city-state
a gathering place; market- place in ancient Greece
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a government by the people
a government in which a small group has control
representative democracy
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
someone who writes or performs epic poems or
stories about heroes and their deeds
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-
making process
the governor of a province in ancient Persia
“Defender of the kingdom”
satrap
the governor of a province in ancient Persia
“Defender of the kingdom”
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory
someone who writes or performs epic poems or
stories about heroes and their deeds
decade
a Greek city-state
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
a group or set of 10; period of 10 years
colony
a group or set of 10; period of 10 years
influenced; caused to change
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory
influenced; caused to change
oligarchy
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
a government in which a small group has control
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler
philosopher
someone who writes or performs epic poems or
stories about heroes and their deeds
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler
a gathering place; market- place in ancient Greece
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
philosopher
someone who writes or performs epic poems or
stories about heroes and their deeds
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler
a gathering place; market- place in ancient Greece
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
agora
a gathering place; market- place in ancient Greece
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
a government by the people
phalanx
the governor of a province in ancient Persia
“Defender of the kingdom”
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
a government in which a small group has control
a group or set of 10; period of 10 years
bards
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
a government by the people
someone who writes or performs epic poems or
stories about heroes and their deeds
a large sea located south of Greece
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Peloponnese
peninsula
an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
peninsula
Peloponnese
a long, narrow stretch of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
peninsula
colony
acropolis
island
an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
colony
city-state
acropolis
assembly
a peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
Peloponnese
Athens
Sparta
Macedon
a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
citizen
city-state
helot
serf
the hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built
acropolis
city-state
colony
peninsula
a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
assembly
acropolis
Congress
helots
a slave
helot
citizen
oligarch
peninsula
the act or process of conquering
conquest
revolt
colonize
govern
a violent action in opposition to a government or law
revolt
assembly
conquest
vote
What is a Tyranny?
the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually inherited
a type of government in which one person illegally seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way; a dictatorship
a government led by a king or a queen
What is a Monarchy?
a type of government in which one person illegally seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way; a dictatorship
the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually inherited
a government led by a king or a queen
Who has power in a democracy?
A king or queen
A small group of wealthy men
All citizens
How are leaders chosen in a Democracy?
They seize power illegally
A vote
They inherit power through their bloodline
What is a citizen?
Legal member of a country
An illegal member of a country
Any human
Nothing
What was Sparta's main focus?
Education
Military
Growing Food
Exploration
What type of government did Athens have?
Monarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Oligarchy
What was a major focus in Athens?
Education
Military
Economics
Traveling
Where were Sparta and Athens located?
United States
Italy
Greece
China
To be a citizen of Ancient Athens you needed to be
At least 18
A male that is not a slave
Have 2 Athenian parents
All of the above
Who won the Pelopennsian War?
Socrates and Plato were both
The study of ideas about knowledge, life, and truth; literally, love of wisdom.
Match the following.
Aphrodite
King of the Gods, God of the Sky & Lightning
Poseidon
Goddess of Wisdom and War
Zeus
God of the Underworld
Athena
God of the Sea
Hades
Goddess of Love and Beauty
What is a story called that describes the adventures of a hero?
epic
documentary
fairy tale
genre
Women could vote and take part in government in Athens.
True
False
Which Greek time period had no written records?
Bronze Age
Dark Age
Middle Ages
Iron Age
What did architects of ancient Greece use in the construction of their buildings?
ceilings
walls
mosaic
columns
In a comparison between the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens, Sparta placed more importance with ___
Equality and voting rights
Art and culture
education
the military
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
What was this war called?
Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey?"
Socrates
Homer
Aristotle
Plato
What made traveling through the LAND difficult in Greece?
rivers
walled cities
mountains
lack of maps
