Chapter 4 & 5 Test

body of land with water on three sides

• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• democracy
• direct democracy

person who studies stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies

• astronomer
• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• democracy

settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

• colony
• peninsula
• oligarchy
• democracy
• direct democracy

what a person leaves behind when he or she dies

• legacy
• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• democracy

government in which a small group of people holds power

• oligarchy
• peninsula
• colony
• democracy
• direct democracy

study of nature and meaning of life; comes from the Greek word for "love of wisdom"

• philosophy
• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• democracy

government in which all citizens share in running the government

• democracy
• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• direct democracy

form of drama in which the story has a happy ending

• comedy
• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• democracy

Type of democracy in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters.

• direct democracy
• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• democracy

form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy end

• tragedy
• peninsula
• colony
• oligarchy
• democracy