SS Lesson 11 Vocabulary/ Study Guide

Question 1

To leave someone or something without intending to return

Answer 1

Abandon

Question 2

A marketplace in Ancient Greece

Answer 2

Agora

Question 3

A city-state of Ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece

Answer 3

Athens

Question 4

Having the ability or skill necessary to do some thing well

Answer 4

Capable

Question 5

In Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of government

Answer 5

Council of 500

Question 6

A small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions

Answer 6

Council of Elders

Question 7

To completely remove or put an end to something

Answer 7

Eliminate

Question 8

To get something, usually by making an effect to working for it

Answer 8

Obtain

Question 9

A peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece

Answer 9

Peloponnesus

Question 10

A city-state of Ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy

Answer 10

Sparta

Question 11

The ruler of a vast empire that extended from Macedonia to India in the 300s B.C.E.

Answer 11

Alexander the Great

Question 12

A city in Egypt, founded in 300 B.C.E. by Alexander the Great; also, and ancient center of learning

Answer 12

Alexandria

Question 13

A country that is friendly to another country in times of war

Answer 13

Ally

Question 14

To be aware of the worth and importance of something or someone

Answer 14

Appreciation