Chapter 8 Vocabulary Practice

Choose the correct definition of civic participation.

• ignoring public issues that affect the community

• engaging with private issues that affect the family

• ignoring private issues that affect the family

• engaging with public issues that affect the community

Vocabulary Term: Hellenistic

Definition: characteristic of or relating to _______ after Alexander the Great.

• war

• specialization

• Greek civilization

• cities

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. Definition: flawless or perfect; the best something can possibly be.

• epic

• mythical

• witty

• ideal

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. Definition: a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill; it means “high city” in Greek.

• parthenon

• doric

• acropolis

• ionic

Choose the correct definition of polis.

• a form of government in which the people rule

• a type of coin used in Alexander the Great's empire

• a city, or all citizens as a whole

• an enslaved person

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. Definition: a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives.

• citizenship

• dictatorship

• representative

• democracy

Choose the correct definition of oligarchy.

• a government in which power is held by many citizens

• a government in which power is held by the military

• a government in which power is held by a small group of people

• a government in which power is held by a single ruler

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. Definition: the study of ideas about truth, right and wrong, and the nature and meaning of life.

• history

• philosophy

• fable

• myth

Choose the correct definition of peninsula.

• an area of land that receives significant rainfall

• an area of land that lacks a coastline

• an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

• an area of land surrounded by water on two sides

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: a group of people gathered together for a specific purpose.

• assembly

• confederation

• constitution

• petition