Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Question 0

a collection of myths or traditional stories handed down from generation to generation

Answer 0

mythology

Question 1

more powerful

Answer 1

Dominant

Question 2

a counting system based on the number 10

Answer 2

decimal system

Question 3

Of great importance

Answer 3

strategic

Question 4

A long story poem

Answer 4

epic

Question 5

A fort built on a hill

Answer 5

Acropolis

Question 6

An open-air market and gathering place in many Greek city-states

Answer 6

Agora

Question 7

a system in which a small group controls the government

Answer 7

Oligarchy

Question 8

A wealthy ruling class

Answer 8

aristocracy

Question 9

A governing system in which a country’s people elect their leaders and rule by majority

Answer 9

Democracy

Question 10

A plan of action

Answer 10

policy

Question 11

the name given to outsiders by ancient Greeks and later by the ancient Romans

Answer 11

barbarian

Question 12

a group of allies

Answer 12

league

Question 13

A wealthy person who pays artists or writers to produce their works

Answer 13

patron

Question 14

A serious play with an unhappy ending

Answer 14

tragedy

Question 15

A play written to make an audience laugh

Answer 15

comedy

Question 16

A deadly sickness or disease

Answer 16

plague

Question 17

A leader who stirs up feelings and fears to gain power

Answer 17

demagogue

Question 18

A school offering instruction or training in a special field

Answer 18

Academy

Question 19

to spread or scatter widely

Answer 19

Diffuse

Question 20

a journey or an exploration

Answer 20

expedition

Question 21

anything handed down from an ancestor

Answer 21

legacy

Question 22

a person seeking knowledge

Answer 22

scholar