Greek Vocabulary Review

a ruler who has total authority and is not bound by laws

• Tyrant

• Bard

• Helot

• Agora

a person who writes or performs epic poems

• Agora

• Philosopher

• Bard

• Helot

a government by the people

• Oracle

• democracy

• Athens

• drama

a formation of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece

• democracy

• oracle

• drama

• phalanx

a gathering place or marketplace in ancient Greece

• agora

• drama

• bard

• columns

a body of land with water on three sides

• mountains

• island

• peninsula

• land

a group of people living in a new territory with close ties to the homeland

• agora

• drama

• colony

• bard

a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment

• Philosopher

• Thinker

• Agora

• Tyrant

enslaved people in ancient Sparta

• Leader

• Tyrant

• Helot

• Philosopher

a government in which a small group has control

• Communism

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic