History Chapter 8

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 Ancient 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 the 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 stairs 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 exploration

Answer 20

Expedition

Question 21

Anything handed down from an ancestor

Answer 21

Legacy

Question 22

A person seeking knowledge

Answer 22

Scholar