Greek Forms - Social Studies Flashcards
cracy
form of government (autocracy)
form of government
cracy (autocracy)
crat
person involved in government (artistocrat)
person involved in government
crat (aristocrat)
theo
a god or religion (theocracy)
a god or religion
theo (theocracy)
ethno
a race or nation (ethnomusicology)
a race or nation
ethno (ethnomusicology)
anthro
entire human race (anthropology)
entire human race
anthro (anthropology)
demo
people (democracy)
people
demo (democracy)
arch
leader (monarch, archenemy)
note: pronounced “arch” when at the beginning, or “ark” when at the end
leader
arch (monarch, archenemy)
note: pronounced “arch” when at the beginning, or “ark” when at the end
phil
fond of (philanthropy)
fond of
phil (philanthropy)
soph
wisdom (sophomore)
wisdom
soph (sophomore)
polis
city (acropolis)
note: pronounced either /po-lis/ or /pol-is/
related words: police, policy, politician, politics
city
polis (acropolis)
note: pronounced either /po-lis/ or /pol-is/
related words: police, policy, politician, politics