Ancient Greece Lessons 1-3

What is the Greek word for a city-state?

• acropolis

• polis

• classical

• oligarchy

In ancient Greece, a high hill is called the

• acropolis

• polis

• classical

• oligarchy

An age that is marked by great achievements is called

• acropolis

• polis

• classical

• oligarchy

A type of government where people rule themselves

• monoarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

A group of rich land owners

• oligarchy

• citizens

• aristocrats

• merchants

A government where only a few people have power

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

People who had the right to participate in the government

• monarch

• tyrant

• citizens

• president

a leader who held power by the use of force

• monarch

• tyrant

• citizen

• president

He encouraged people to participate in government and he paid people for their time served in public office or on juries.

• Cleisthenes

• Zeus

• Pericles

• The Tyrant

Stories about Gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

• mythology

• fables

• narratives

• informatives