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