| Question | Answer |
| Hellenes | the Greek people |
| polis | city-state |
| acropolis | ancient Athens city on hill |
| archons | 3 rulers of city |
| arete | goodness, excellence or virtue |
| drachma | Greek money |
| chaire | hurrah! greeting |
| schole | school |
| epheboi | youth |
| pedagogue | slave who oversees student |
| stylus | pen |
| abacus | calculator |
| lyre | stringed instrument |
| palaestra | wrestling school |
| pedotribe | gymnastics |
| minotaur | bull's head, man's body |
| labyrinth | maze |
| choregus | paid for theater |
| orchestra | floor of stage |
| skene | building behind the stage |
| proskemion | in front of stage |
| Parthenon | temple to Athena |
| cella | inner chamber of temple |
| propylaea | gateway entrance to acropolis |
| pediments | triangle on top of columns |
| frieze | decorated band on top of columns |
| stylobate | base of temple columns |
| column | post |
| pentathlon | running, wrestling, long jump, javelin, discus |
| pankration | melee of boxing/wrestling |
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Biology Lab Midterm
