Ch 8 and 9 Flashcards
1
Q
The greek word for a city-state
A
Polis
2
Q
Age in Greece marked by great achievement
A
Classical
3
Q
High Hills
A
Acropolis
4
Q
Government in which people rule themselves
A
Democracy
5
Q
Rich landowners
A
Aristocrats
6
Q
A government in which only a few people have power
A
Oligarchy
7
Q
People who had the right to participate in government
A
Citizens
8
Q
A leader who rules by force
A
Tyrant
9
Q
stories about gods and heroes that explain how the world woks
A
Mythology
10
Q
Short stories that teach lessons on life
A
Fables
11
Q
Ruler of Athens at its height
A
Pericles
12
Q
Greek poet who wrote Iliad and Odyssey
A
Homer
13
Q
Female Greek poet
A
Sappho
14
Q
Believed to be the writer of fables
A
Aesop
15
Q
to have an affect on
A
Influence
