1. Ancient Greece Vocabulary Words Hannah Nichols

2. Acropolis A large hill which the Greeks built their city- states around.

3. Agora A place where Greeks meet and conduct business.

4. Assembly A lawmaking place where people voted on issues that helped their city.

5. Citizen A person who has certain rights and responsibilities to his or her country.

6. Colony A group of people who lived apart from Greece but kept economic ties with it.

7. Democracy A form of government where people vote to make decisions.

8. Jury They hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law.

9. Monarchy Government headed by one lawyer.

10. Polis A Greek City-State

11. Philosophy A study of wisdom and the right way of live.

12. Peloponnesian War The war between Athens and Sparta

13. Oligarchy The kind of government that is run by a small group of people.

14. Harbor A sheltered place along a coastline.