Greek Vocab

Question 1

Polis

Answer 1

The greek word for a city-state

Question 2

Acropolis

Answer 2

A high hill upon which a greek fortress was built.

Question 3

Democracy

Answer 3

A type of government in which people rule themselves

Question 4

Aristocracy

Answer 4

Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in society

Question 5

Citizens

Answer 5

A person who has the right to participate in government.

Question 6

Tyrant

Answer 6

An Ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force.

Question 7

Pericles

Answer 7

He lead government from about 460 BCE until his death in 429 BCE. Pericles encouraged the people of Athens to introduce democracy into other parts of Greece.

Question 8

Alliance

Answer 8

An agreement to work together

Question 9

Peloponnesian War

Answer 9

A war between Athens and Sparta in 420 BCE.

Question 10

Mythology

Answer 10

Stories about gods and heroes that try and explain how the world works.

Question 11

Homer

Answer 11

He is considered the greatest poet of the ancient world. According to ancient legend, Homer was blind and recited “Iliad” and the “Odyessey” aloud.

Question 12

Aesop

Answer 12

He wrote fables that offered a lesson about the choices people make in their lives.

Question 13

Fables

Answer 13

A short story that teaches a lesson or gives advice on how to live.

Question 14

Socrates

Answer 14

He believed that people never stopped looking for knowledge.

Question 15

Plato

Answer 15

He was a student of Socrates. He created a school to which students, philosophers, and scientists could come to discuss ideas.

Question 16

Aristotle

Answer 16

He was a student of Plato. He taught that people should live the lives of moderation, or balance. For example, people should not be greedy, but neither should they give away everything they own. Instead, they need to find a balance between the two extremes.

Question 17

Reason

Answer 17

Clear and ordered thinking.

Question 18

Euclid

Answer 18

He was intrested in geometrey. Euclid is considered one of the world’s greatest mathmaticians. He wrote about the relationship between mathmatics and other fields, including astronomy and music. But it is for geometrey he is best known.

Question 19

Hippocrates

Answer 19

He was the greatest Greek doctor. He wanted to figure out what caused diseases so he could better treat them. Hippocrates is better known today, though, for his ideas on how doctors should behave.