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Ancient Greece Vocabulary
Test Description: Ancient Greece Vocabulary
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1) body of land with water on three sides
A
peninsula
B
polis
C
colony
D
tyrant
2) settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland
A
polis
B
peninsula
C
colony
D
satrap
3) the early Greek city-state, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and run like an independent country
A
polis
B
peninsula
C
helot
D
colony
4) in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place
A
tyrant
B
agora
C
polis
D
colony
5) person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
A
oligarchy
B
democracy
C
helot
D
tyrant
6) government in which a small group of people holds power
A
representative democracy
B
democracy
C
direct democracy
D
oligarchy
7) government in which all citizens share in running the government
A
democracy
B
helot
C
satrap
D
oligarchy
8) person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans
A
tyrant
B
satrap
C
helot
D
polis
9) official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius
A
tyrant
B
helot
C
myth
D
satrap
10) system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
A
oracle
B
myth
C
direct democracy
D
representative democracy
11) system of government in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf
A
representative democracy
B
direct democracy
C
oligarchy
D
fable
12) thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life
A
philosopher
B
helot
C
satrap
D
tyrant
13) traditional story describing gods or heroes or explaining natural events
A
tragedy
B
oracle
C
myth
D
comedy
14) sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
A
oracle
B
drama
C
fable
D
myth
15) long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds
A
myth
B
comedy
C
fable
D
epic
16) short tale that teaches a lesson
A
myth
B
drama
C
fable
D
epic
17) story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story
A
myth
B
comedy
C
tragedy
D
drama
18) form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy end
A
myth
B
tragedy
C
comedy
D
epic
19) form of drama in which the story has a happy ending
A
tragedy
B
epic
C
comedy
D
oracle
20) what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
A
agora
B
polis
C
legacy
D
myth
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