Chapter 4 Vocab

Question 1

A ________ is a leader who takes power by force and rules with total authority.

Answer 1

Tyrant

Question 2

A “protector of the kingdom” - tax collector, chief judge, chief of police.

Answer 2

Satrap

Question 3

Armies of citizens, foot soldiers with shields, swords, and spears

Answer 3

Hoplites

Question 4

A drama with an unhappy ending

Answer 4

Tragedy

Question 5

A type of government in which only a few people have power.

Answer 5

Oligarchy

Question 6

A story told by actors who pretend to be characters

Answer 6

Drama

Question 7

Lons stories that told about heroic deeds

Answer 7

Epics

Question 8

Type of government in which citizens share in running the government

Answer 8

Democracy

Question 9

A settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland

Answer 9

Colony

Question 10

Twenty provinces of the Persian Empire that are run by a Satrap

Answer 10

Satrapies

Question 11

Short stories in which animals have human qualities and teach lessons

Answer 11

Fable

Question 12

A drama with a happy ending

Answer 12

Comedy

Question 13

Enslaved captive worker of the Spartans

Answer 13

Helot

Question 14

Two writers of tragedies

Answer 14

Sophocles and Euripides