1. Vocabulary Words Angelisa Ibarra
Ancient Greece
Vocabulary Words
Angelisa Ibarra

2. A large hill which the Greeks built their city-states around
Acropolis
A large hill which the Greeks built their city-states around

3. A place where greeks meet and conduct bussiness
Agora
A place where greeks meet and conduct bussiness

4. A lawmaking place where people voted on issues that helped their city.
Assembly
A lawmaking place where people voted on issues that helped their city.

5. Citizen
A person who has certain rights and responsibilities to his or her country.

6. Colony
A group of people who lived apart from Greece but kept economic ties with it.

7. A form of government where people vote to make decisions.
Democracy
A form of government where people vote to make decisions.

8. They hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law.
Jury
They hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law.

9. Government headed by one ruler
Monarchy
Government headed by one ruler

10. Polis
A Greek City-state

11. A study of wisdom and the right way to live.
Philosophy
A study of wisdom and the right way to live.

12. An area of land nearly surrounded by water.
Peninsula
An area of land nearly surrounded by water.

13. The war between Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian War
The war between Athens and Sparta

14. The kind of government that is run by a small group of people.
Oligarchy
The kind of government that is run by a small group of people.

15. A sheltered place along the coastline.
Harbor
A sheltered place along the coastline.