Greece Vocabulary

3. a person who loves wisdom
4. a humorous form of Greek drama that often-mocked famous people
6. an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
10. a government ruled by a few powerful citizens
13. a state-owned slave who was part of the lowest class of ancient Greek society
15. , an ancient Greek warship
17. relating to Greek history or culture.
19. poem, a long story in the form of a narrative poem
20. a serious form of Greek drama in which characters endure suffering before an unhappy ending
22. democracy a form of democracy in which citizens gather to vote on laws and policies

1. the study of the universe and our place in it
2. an agreement to stop fighting.
5. a Greek city-state •
7. democracy, a form of democracy in which people are elected to vote on the citizens' behalf.
8. an open space in an ancient Greek city that served as a marketplace and social center
9. the highest point in an ancient Greek city
11. a government ruled by a single person, such as a king
12. worldly
14. age a period of great cultural achievement
16. an agreement between nations to fight each other's enemies; a partnership
18. a weapon that hurls large stones
21. a military tactic in which troops surround a city with soldiers in an attempt to take control of it