Ancient Greece Vocab Test Review

the highest point in an ancient Greek city

• acropolis
• agora
• myth
• polis

an old story told to explain events, beliefs or actions

• acropolis
• agora
• myth
• polis

an independent Greek city-state

• acropolis
• agora
• myth
• polis

the marketplace of a Greek city

• acropolis
• agora
• myth
• polis

This person rose to power at age 20 and conquered the Persians, Egyptians, and parts of Iran and India.

• Homer
• Socrates
• Aristotle
• Alexander the Great

a blind Greek poet who is famous for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey

• Homer
• Socrates
• Aristotle
• Alexander the Great

rule by a ruling class of people, which were landowners in ancient Greece

• democracy
• aristocracy
• monarchy
• oligarchy

rule by only a few powerful people

• democracy
• aristocracy
• monarchy
• oligarchy

a government ruled by a single person, such as a king

• democracy
• aristocracy
• monarchy
• oligarchy

rule by the people being governed

• democracy
• aristocracy
• monarchy
• oligarchy