Ancient Greek Unit Vocabulary

A Greek city state that is independent and isolated from others​ (a)  

• Polis
• Peninsula
• Agora
• Oracle

The hill above Greek city-states on which temples were built is an ​ ​ (a)  

• Acropolis
• Polis
• Oracle
• Peninsula

The marketplace in Ancient Greek city-states is the ​ ​ (a)  

• Agora
• Acropolis
• Oracle
• Phalanx

A ​ (a)   is an independent state that consists of a polis and its surrounding territory.

• City-State
• Polis
• Oracle
• Peninsula

A member of the powerful, rich, ruling class is an ​ (a)  

• aristocrat
• Phalanx
• myth
• Tyrant

A ​ (a)   is a ruler with absolute power and is not a king.

• tyrant
• Myth
• oracle
• Phalanx

A piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water is a ​ (a)  

• peninsula
• Agora
• polis
• Tyrant

A ​ (a)   is a traditional story that helps explain a culture's beliefs.

• myth
• Agora
• oracle
• phalanx

A holy place where a priest or priestess speaks for a god is called a ​ (a)  

• oracle
• phalanx
• agora
• acropolis

A ​ (a)   is a Greek military formation of tightly packed soldiers

• phalanx
• oracle
• tyrant
• polis