social studies ch 3

Question 1

an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

Answer 1

peninsula

Question 2

peninsula in southern greece on which the city of sparta and the sanctuary of olympia were located

Answer 2

peloponnesus

Question 3

a narrow strip of land that connects to larger areas of land

Answer 3

isthmus

Question 4

people from the western fertile crescent who traded with throughout the mediterranean and brought the alphabet to the greeks

Answer 4

phoenicians

Question 5

system of writing in which symbols representing sounds are combined to form words

Answer 5

alphabet

Question 6

the main part of a country or territory

Answer 6

mainland

Question 7

having a rough, jagged or uneven surface

Answer 7

rugged

Question 8

established or brought into being

Answer 8

founded

Question 9

broke down or ended suddenly

Answer 9

collapsed

Question 10

ruler of all the greek gods

Answer 10

zeus

Question 11

highest mountain in greece and home of the 12 most important greek gods

Answer 11

mount olympus

Question 12

story that people tell to explain their beliefs

Answer 12

myths

Question 13

athletic competitions held every four years at olympia as apart of a festival to honor zeus

Answer 13

olympics

Question 14

long poems about gods and heroes

Answer 14

epics

Question 15

short story usually involving an animal that tells a moral lesson

Answer 15

fable

Question 16

greek word for city/city-state

Answer 16

polis

Question 17

a government in which the upper classes have most the power

Answer 17

aristocracy

Question 18

a form of government in which the few rule

Answer 18

oligarchy

Question 19

a ruler who took power unlawfully

Answer 19

tyrant

Question 20

a form of government in which the citizens make decisions either directly or through elected representatives

Answer 20

democracy

Question 21

to banish a person for a city for a period of 10 years

Answer 21

ostracize

Question 22

person who is loyal to and protected by a state or nation

Answer 22

citizen

Question 23

city-state located in attica

Answer 23

athens

Question 24

citystate located on the peloponnesus

Answer 24

sparta

Question 25

people who were enslaved by the spartans

Answer 25

helots

Question 26

military houses

Answer 26

barracks

Question 27

plain near athens( about 25 miles away)

Answer 27

marathon

Question 28

people who were in charge of a unit or group

Answer 28

supervisors/Ephors