Ancient Greece Vocabulary Words Hannah Nichols
Acropolis A large hill which the Greeks built their city- states around.
Agora A place where Greeks meet and conduct business.
Assembly A lawmaking place where people voted on issues that helped their city.
Citizen A person who has certain rights and responsibilities to his or her country.
Colony A group of people who lived apart from Greece but kept economic ties with it.
Democracy A form of government where people vote to make decisions.
Jury They hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law.
Monarchy Government headed by one lawyer.
Polis A Greek City-State
Philosophy A study of wisdom and the right way of live.
Peloponnesian War The war between Athens and Sparta
Oligarchy The kind of government that is run by a small group of people.
Harbor A sheltered place along a coastline.