Unit 3.2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Agora

Answer 1

A marketplace in ancient Greece

Question 2

Bards

Answer 2

Poets traditionally reciting epics

Question 3

Cavalry

Answer 3

Soldiers who ride on horses

Question 4

Comedy

Answer 4

One of three dramatic forms of theatre in classical Greece

Question 5

Collapsed

Answer 5

A sudden break down or failure

Question 6

Colony

Answer 6

A settlement under the control of a usually distant country

Question 7

Community

Answer 7

A group of people who live in the same area and are united by common interests

Question 8

Direct Democracy

Answer 8

A form of government in which policies and laws are decided by a majority rather than by a body of elected representatives

Question 9

Drama

Answer 9

The art of writing, acting in, and producing plays

Question 10

Fable

Answer 10

A short story which conveys a moral

Question 11

Geometry

Answer 11

The branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures

Question 12

Military

Answer 12

Relating to the army

Question 13

Myth

Answer 13

A traditional story that helps explain a culture’s beliefs

Question 14

Oligarchy

Answer 14

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

Question 15

Oracle

Answer 15

A priest or priestess acting as a medium whom advice/prophecy was sought from the gods

Question 16

Oral Traditions

Answer 16

The passing of knowledge, ideas, and culture through spoken words or songs

Question 17

Philosophy

Answer 17

A theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom and knowledge

Question 18

Reform

Answer 18

To improve a system or organization

Question 19

Representative Democracy

Answer 19

A form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy

Question 20

Rhetoric

Answer 20

Speaking that is designed to persuade people

Question 21

Ritual

Answer 21

Relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony

Question 22

Tragedy

Answer 22

A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending

Question 23

Tyranny

Answer 23

Government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king