Ch. 7, L. 1,2,3,4

Question 1

a piece of land nearly surrounded by water

Answer 1

Peninsula

Question 2

someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds

Answer 2

Bard

Question 3

a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland the new territory itself

Answer 3

colony

Question 4

a Greek city-state

Answer 4

Polis

Question 5

a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece

Answer 5

Agora

Question 6

a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

Answer 6

Phalanx

Question 7

an absolute ruler unrestrained by law

Answer 7

tyrant

Question 8

a government in which a small group has control

Answer 8

oligarchy

Question 9

a government by the people

Answer 9

Democracy

Question 10

enslaved people in ancient Sparta

Answer 10

Helots

Question 11

a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders

Answer 11

ephor

Question 12

the territory governed by an official known as a Satrap

Answer 12

satrapy

Question 13

the governor of a province in ancient Persia

Answer 13

satrap

Question 14

a Persian religion based on the belief of one god

Answer 14

Zoroastrianism

Question 15

a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate first hand in the decision making process

Answer 15

Direct democracy

Question 16

a form of democracy in which all citizens elect officials to govern on their beliefs

Answer 16

Representative democracy

Question 17

a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment

Answer 17

philosopher