Ancient Greece Vocabulary

What is the term for a city-state in ancient Greece?

• Polis

• Tyrant

• Mythology

• Alliance

Who is known as the author of epic poems like the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Sappho

• Homer

• Aesop

• Pericles

What form of government is ruled by a small group of powerful people?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

Who was the famous Greek philosopher who taught Plato?

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Euclid

• Hippocrates

What is the name of the high hill in Athens that was the site of important temples?

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Alliance

• Fable

Which term refers to stories that explain the beliefs of a people, often involving gods and heroes?

• Fables

• Mythology

• Democracy

• Reason

Which Greek leader is known for strengthening democracy in Athens and leading during its Golden Age?

• Pericles

• Plato

• Aesop

• Sappho

What is the term for a person who seizes power by force and rules with total authority?

• Citizen

• Tyrant

• Aristocrat

• Philosopher

Which ancient Greek wrote short stories that teach a lesson, often using animals as characters?

• Homer

• Aesop

• Sappho

• Euclid

Which war was fought between Athens and Sparta and their allies?

• Trojan War

• Peloponnesian War

• Persian War

• Civil War