Chapter 7

Question 0

Peloponnesus

Answer 0

Peninsula that forms the southern part of Greece

Question 1

Peninsula

Answer 1

Body of land nearly surrounded by water

Question 2

Isthmus

Answer 2

Strips of land that connects two land masses

Question 3

Phoenicians

Answer 3

Southwest Asia who began to trade around 1100 b.c.

Question 4

Alphabet

Answer 4

System of symbols representing sounds

Question 5

Zeus

Answer 5

Ruler of the Greek gods

Question 6

Mount Olympus

Answer 6

Highest mountain in Greece ;home of the Greek gods, according to myth

Question 7

Myths

Answer 7

Stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world

Question 8

Olympics

Answer 8

Games held every four years

Question 9

Epics

Answer 9

Long poems about a hero’s adventures

Question 10

Fable

Answer 10

Short story that usually involves animals and teaches a moral

Question 11

Polytheism

Answer 11

Belief in many gods and goddesses

Question 12

Polis

Answer 12

Greek word for city-state

Question 13

Aristocracy

Answer 13

Government ruled by the upper classes

Question 14

Oligarchy

Answer 14

A government ruled by a few powerful individuals

Question 15

Tyrant

Answer 15

In Ancient Greece, ruler who took power illegally

Question 16

Democracy

Answer 16

Government in which citizens make political decisions, either directly or through elected representatives

Question 17

Ostracize

Answer 17

To send someone away from the city-state for ten years

Question 18

City-state

Answer 18

Political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands

Question 19

Athens

Answer 19

City-state of Ancient Greece, noted for its democratic form of government

Question 20

Sparta

Answer 20

City-state of Ancient Greece, noted for its militarism

Question 21

Helots

Answer 21

Enslaved people of Sparta

Question 22

Barracks

Answer 22

Military houses

Question 23

Marathon

Answer 23

Plain near Athens