Social Studies Ancient Greece Vocab Quiz Flashcards

1
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the fortified or strengthened hill of an ancient Greek city

A

Acropolis

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2
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a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city

A

Agora

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3
Q

Greek and Roman architecture that is an oval or round building

A

Amphitheater

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4
Q

A member of a rich and powerful family

A

Aristocrat

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5
Q

to murder for political reasons

A

assassinate

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6
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an action taken to isolate an enemy and cut off its supplies

A

Blockade

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7
Q

a long tunic made in ancient Greece

A

Chiton

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8
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A city with the surrounding territory forms an independent state

A

City-State

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9
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A form of government in which citizens govern themselves

A

Democracy

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10
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a type of literary work such as a play that tells a story and is written to be acted

A

Drama

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11
Q

developments of events beyond human control

A

Fate

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12
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a member of a certain class of servants in ancient Sparta

A

Helots

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13
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the body of people sworn to give the verdict

A

Jury

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14
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a complicated irregular network of paths in which it is difficult to find your way

A

labyrinth

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15
Q

A creature who is half man half bull

A

Minotaur

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16
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a form of government with a king at the lead

A

Monarchy

17
Q

a traditional story or a legion that expresses people’s beliefs

A

Myth

18
Q

a small group of people being in control of the country or organization

A

Oligarchy

19
Q

in ancient Greece a sacred site where a god or goddess was consulted by any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods

A

Oracle

20
Q

an area of land almost surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land

A

peninsula

21
Q

Someone who uses reason to understand the world in Greece the earliest philosopher used reason to explain natural events

A

philosopher

22
Q

a widespread disease

A

Plague

23
Q

a type of serious drama that usually ends in a disaster for the main character

A

tragedy

24
Q

a regular payment made to a powerful state or empire made by a weaker one

A

tribute

25
Q

a ruler who takes power by force

A

tyrant