Ancient Greece Vocabulary

Question 1

Mount Olympus

Answer 1

highest mountain in Greece, located near Gulf of Thermani

Question 2

Polis

Answer 2

a city-state

Question 3

Agora

Answer 3

an open space used as a meeting space for various activities of citizens

Question 4

Minoans

Answer 4

civilization on island of Crete

Question 5

Mycenaeans

Answer 5

group of Indo-European people who later invaded Greece

Question 6

Homer

Answer 6

an ancient Greek poet, author of “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”

Question 7

The Iliad

Answer 7

Greek epic poem that is written about the Trojan War, focusing on Achilles

Question 8

The Odyssey

Answer 8

Greek epic poem that tells the story of Odysseus, a hero in the Trojan war

Question 9

Hubris

Answer 9

(in ancient Athens) intentional use of violence to humiliate or degrade

Question 10

Hercules

Answer 10

a famous Roman-Greco legendary hero. Traditionally the son of Zeus

Question 11

Acropolis

Answer 11

central district in Greek cities, means “City at the top”

Question 12

Aristocracy

Answer 12

form of government where a small, privileged class rules

Question 13

Hoplites

Answer 13

heavily armed foot solider

Question 14

Phalanx

Answer 14

tactical formation: shoulder to shoulder, shields on the sides, in front, and on top

Question 15

Oligarchy

Answer 15

a form of power held by a small, elite part of society

Question 16

Helots

Answer 16

state-owned serfs of the ancient Spartans

Question 17

Democracy

Answer 17

form of government where everyone has a voice in politics

Question 18

Draco

Answer 18

an Athenian Lawgiver: made a harsh legal code where death is the result of all crime

Question 19

Solon

Answer 19

Greek statesman and poet who reformed Athenian society

Question 20

Cleisthenes

Answer 20

a statesman considered to be the founder of Athenian democracy