Vocabulary - Ancient Greece and Persia

Question 1

Phalanx

Answer 1

Group of soldiers arranged in a square

Question 2

Democracy

Answer 2

A government that gives people the power to rule themselves

Question 3

Hellenistic

Answer 3

Related to Greek history and culture

Question 4

Alliance

Answer 4

An agreement formed between groups to work together

Question 5

Direct Democracy

Answer 5

A form of democracy that allows all citizens to directly participate in government

Question 6

Peloponnesian War

Answer 6

A long-term war between Athens and Sparta that resulted in Sparta’s victory

Question 7

Acropolis

Answer 7

A high hill that housed the fortress of the city-state

Question 8

Representative Democracy

Answer 8

A form of democracy where citizens choose government officials to represent them

Question 9

Pericles

Answer 9

Leader of Ancient Greece who promoted democracy

Question 10

Alexander the Great

Answer 10

Macedonian King who expanded his empire across parts of three continents

Question 11

Darius I

Answer 11

Persian leader who improved society with political organization, art, road construction, and more

Question 12

Polis

Answer 12

City-state

Question 13

Cyrus the Great

Answer 13

Perisan leader who conquered a large amount of territory to form the world’s largest empire at that time

Question 14

Empire

Answer 14

Territories and groups of people under a single rule

Question 15

Province

Answer 15

A territory

Question 16

Persian Wars

Answer 16

A series of wars between Persia and Greece

Question 17

Athens

Answer 17

Greek city-states where democracy was first created

Question 18

Olympics

Answer 18

Sporting competition held every four years, originally in honor of Zeus

Question 19

Sparta

Answer 19

Greek city-state that became a military society

Question 20

Citizen

Answer 20

Someone who has the right to participate in government

Question 21

Oligarchy

Answer 21

A type of government where power is shared with a small group of people

Question 22

Tyranny

Answer 22

A type of government that uses force to rule

Question 23

Mycenaeans

Answer 23

The first Greeks who established colonies and built fortresses throughout Greece

Question 24

Minoans

Answer 24

Group of expert shipbuilders that settled on the island of Crete

Question 25

Polytheism

Answer 25

Worship of many gods

Question 26

Mythology

Answer 26

Stories about gods and goddesses that attempt to explain different events

Question 27

Aristocracy

Answer 27

The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices