Question

Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.

1. aristocratic
form of choosing results or choosing men by the drawing of lots
2. assembly
ancient power structures; cities that were fortified into independent units of strength
3. city-state
benefit enjoyed by a person out of grace or mercy not owed to the person
4. culture
that which is due to a person because of law, nature, or tradition
5. direct democracy
first name given to the Greek democracy
6. lottery
belief, thoughts, and lifestyles of a particular community of people
7. noble
lofty, financially well-to-do citizens who carried much power within the community
8. privilege
body of Greek male citizens who would decide laws, enact government policies, and maintain authority
9. right
power-hungry militants who grab absolute control by force
10. tyrant
nobility or privileged upper-class citizens

Answer 1

Explanation: 1. Aristocratic means when one is from a ruling class, exalted, for reasons of money, power or nobility, that is, lofty, financially well-to-do citizens who carried much power within the community.

2. Assembly implies a certain group of people who gathered in order to make important decisions for the general good of the people which they represent in the assembly, that is, body of Greek male citizens who would decide laws, enact government policies, and maintain authority.

3. City-state refers to ancient cities that, with their territory are in the form of an independent state, i.e. with all elements of rule and governance, such as the state, ancient power structures; cities that were fortified into independent units of strength.

4. Culture is a certain system of belief, language, and cultural patterns characteristic of a group of people, nation, that is, belief, thoughts, and lifestyles of a particular community of people.

5. Direct democracy is a type of democracy where people themselves vote for certain changes in the law or important decisions, the characteristics of the cities of the ancient Greece, first name given to the Greek democracy.

6. Lottery is the method of random sample selection, form of choosing results or choosing men by the drawing of lots.

7. Noble is a person or a small group of people, a family that gets a noble rank, or inherits it from birth, that is, nobility or privileged upper-class citizens.

8. Privilege, generally speaking, is some sort of advantage, it can refer to money, i.e. profit or some kind of service that has an advantage over others, benefit enjoyed by a person out of grace or mercy not owed to the person.

9. Right is naturally applicable for all people on the basis of various means to enforce law, that which is due to a person because of law, nature, or tradition.

10. Tyrant is a ruler who is cruel to the people, oppresses not the same-minded people and maintains his power always with the help of the army and the police, that is, power-hungry militants who grab absolute control by force.

Answer 2

Aristocratic: Lofty, financially well-to-do citizens who carried much power within the community.

Assembly: Body of Greek male citizens who would decide laws, enact government policies, and maintain authority.

City-state: Ancient power structures; cities that were fortified into independent units of strength.

Culture: Belief, thoughts, and lifestyles of a particular community of people.

Direct democracy: First name given to the Greek democracy.

Lottery: Form of choosing results or choosing men by the drawing of lots.

Noble: Nobility or privileged upper-class citizens.

Privilege: Benefit enjoyed by a person out of grace or mercy not owed to the person.

Right: That which is due to a person because of law, nature, or tradition.

Tyrant: Power-hungry militants who grab absolute control by force.