Ancient Greece Vocab 1.1-1.4

What is it called when a story is told to justify a belief or events?

• Myth

• Monarchy

• Epic Poem

• Raw Materials

What is an example of a raw material (a substance that makes a new product)?

• Hard Materials

• Raw Materials

• Myths

• Government

What are epic poems?

• Short poetic stories

• Medium poetic stories

• Long poetic stories

• Stories to justify actions

_____ character who faces a challenge that demands courage.

Match the following

• Polis

• Highest point in a city

• Acropolis

• City's marketplace and social center

• Agora

• Powerful city changed to a city state

Match the following

• Ruled by a few powerful citizens

• Oligarchy

• Ruled by a single person (king or queen)

• Aristocracy

• Ruled by a group of elite landowners

• Monarchy

• Powerful men taking charge

• Tyrants