Greece vocabulary

Question 1

Peninsula

Answer 1

A piece of land nearly surrounded by water

Question 2

Bard

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Colony

Answer 3

A group of people living in a new territory with close ties to their homeland; the new territory itself

Question 4

Polis

Answer 4

A Greek city-state

Question 5

Agora

Answer 5

A gathering or market place in ancient Greece

Question 6

Phalanx

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Tyrant

Answer 7

An absolute ruler unrestrained by laws

Question 8

Oligarchy

Answer 8

A government in which a small group has control

Question 9

Democracy

Answer 9

A government by the people

Question 10

Helots

Answer 10

Enslaved people in ancient sparta

Question 11

Ephor

Answer 11

A high-ranking government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders

Question 12

Satrapy

Answer 12

A province in ancient Persia

Question 13

Satrap

Answer 13

The government of a province in ancient Persia

Question 14

Zoroastrianism

Answer 14

A Persian religion based on the belief in one God and founded by the religious teacher, Zoroaster

Question 15

Direct democracy

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Representative democracy

Answer 16

A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

Question 17

Philosopher

Answer 17

A person who searches for wisdom and enlightenment