Ancient Athens Vocab

Question 1

Something from a time more than 2500 years ago.

Answer 1

Ancient

Question 2

It is made up of a city and the surrounding countryside that controls it. Independent of other cities.

Answer 2

City State

Question 3

Are rulers who seize power and govern in a harsh cruel way.

Answer 3

Tyrants

Question 4

Long poem that tells a story usually about a legendary hero

Answer 4

Epic

Question 5

Name of successful orator and general in the army of Athens

Answer 5

Pericles

Question 6

Name of one of the great thinkers in ancient Athens.

Answer 6

Socrates

Question 7

The assembly, the Council of 500 and the court

Answer 7

Pillars of Athenian Democracy

Question 8

A place where citizens would debate, listen, discuss and vote

Answer 8

The Assembly

Question 9

people vote directly to make decisions rather than having representatives

Answer 9

Direct Democracy

Question 10

A decision made by people who are in authority

Answer 10

decree

Question 11

Someone who speaks in public

Answer 11

Orator

Question 12

A political group

Answer 12

Tribe

Question 13

Names drawn by chance from a large number of choices

Answer 13

Lottery

Question 14

List of topics that will be discussed at a meeting

Answer 14

Agenda

Question 15

Government official who works for the court

Answer 15

Magistrate

Question 16

A person who is accused of a crime in a court case

Answer 16

Defendant

Question 17

A person who brings a complaint about another person to court

Answer 17

Plaintiff

Question 18

The only members of society who could vote and take part in government. People who were born in Athens city-state.

Answer 18

Citizens

Question 19

Residents of Athens who had been born outside the city-state

Answer 19

Metics

Question 20

People owned by private Athenians or by the city-state

Answer 20

Slaves