Chapter 7

Question 1

polis

Answer 1

the Greek word for city-state

Question 2

classical

Answer 2

a classical age is one that is marked by great achievements

Question 3

acropolis

Answer 3

a high hill called the Acropolis

Question 4

democracy

Answer 4

a type of government in which people rule themselves

Question 5

aristocrats

Answer 5

rich landowners

Question 6

oligarchy

Answer 6

a government in which only a few people have power is called an oligarchy

Question 7

citizens

Answer 7

people who had the right to participate in the government

Question 8

tyrant

Answer 8

a leader who held power through the use of force

Question 9

Pericles

Answer 9

a leader who led the government from about 460 BC to 429 BC

Question 10

mythology

Answer 10

a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

Question 11

homer

Answer 11

a poet that wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

Question 12

Sappho

Answer 12

a lady poet that wrote emotional and beautiful poems

Question 13

Aesop

Answer 13

famous for his fables

Question 14

fables

Answer 14

short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

Question 15

influence

Answer 15

inspired or make them feel like they can do it