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WorksheetsUnit 6 Ancient Greece Vocabulary
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a Polis?
A city-state in ancient Greece.
A type of governement in Ancient Greece.
Where they hang flags in Ancient Greece.
A city-state in Mesopotamia.
What is Athens?
The smallest city in Ancient Greece.
The capital and largest city of France.
The capital and largest city of Greece.
A city made of gold.
What is an Acropolis?
A fortified city in a valley in Ancient Greece.
A hilltop with trees in Ancient Greece.
A temple used for religious ceremonies.
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city.
What is an Oligarchy?
A government ruled by a few powerful people.
A government ruled by a King.
A government ruled by representatives who are elected to create laws.
A government ruled by the people.
What was Sparta?
A Greek city that was the capital at one time.
A powerful Greek military polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves to provide agricultural
A city in the gaza strip.
A powerful god from Ancient Greece.
Aristocracy
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility.
A government in which a Queen is ruling.
A government that believes the gods are in charge.
A group of criminals.
Democracy
The political party that is in charge at the time.
A group of people who protest peacefully.
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.
A political system in which the people have no say.
Tyranny
A cruel and oppressive government or rule.
A large group of animals.
A peaceful society.
A kind ruler who gives back to the people.
What is a Direct Democracy?
A government where the King makes all decisions.
A government in which the citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.
A government in which a group of powerful and rich people create laws.
A city in Ancient Greece.
What is a Citizen?
A person who holds a job.
A person who has no rights.
A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community.
A person who lives away from civilization.
What is an Alliance?
An agreement to work together.
An agreement to go into battle against each other.
A disagreement on how to work together.
A disagreement that causes hard feelings.
What is a Representative Democracy?
A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
A system of government set up to only benefit the rich.
A system of weights and measures that allow people to be more accurate when calculating.
A system of government ran by a King and Queen.
What is Mythology?
A non-fiction book that teaches you about Ancient Greece.
A story that is dull and boring.
A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
A movie made by Disney.
What are the Olympics?
An ancient Greek festival in honor of the god Zeus, which took place very four years and featured competitions in athletics and poetry.
A new tournament that we started here in America.
A Greek festival where people sell flowers and farm goods.
A Greek festival that honors Athena and includes dancing and music.
Who is Homer?
A Greek poet and the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
An author who wrote books about a wizard named Harry Potter.
The creator of many inventions in Ancient Greece.
The ruler of Ancient Greece.
What is Phalanx
A military formation that has everyone spread out to cover more ground.
A military reenactment of a battle.
A military unit that works in a hospital.
A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields
What does Hellenistic mean?
Of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great.
A trade route that the Ancient Greek used often.
A name used by many women in Ancient Greece.
A type of government that the Ancient Greeks used.
