G7 Ancient Greece Vocabulary

City on a Hill

• Acropolis

• Agora

• Parthenon

• Athens

A Greek city-state ruled by a few powerful men that was focused on the military and discouraged the arts (theatre, literature, etc.)

• Athens

• Sparta

This Greek philosopher taught by asking questions

• Socartes

• Aristotle

• Plato

This was the name of the outdoor marketplace in Ancient Greece

• Parthenon

• acropolis

• agora

• marathon

If a person believes in many gods, an adjective to describe them is...

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

This Greek philosopher believed that only a small group of wise men should rule the people

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

This is an agreement made between countries to protect one another

• peninsula

• plague

• alliance

• marathon

What is the name of a fast-spreading disease that kills many people?

• plague

• agora

• democracy

• alliance

This is the name of a powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts, science, philosophy, democracy, and architecture?

• Hellen

• Sparta

• Athens

A person who studies truth and knowledge is called a...

• Minoan

• immortal

• philosopher

• plague