| A | B |
|---|
| oligarchy | government where laws were made by a small group of the richest and most powerful men |
| Pericles | important Athenian statesman who helped to bring about many changes |
| slaves | Helots |
| Parthenon | a temple to Athena that sits atop the Acropolis |
| Socrates | a free thinker |
| city-state | like a small independent country |
| Athens | city-state that was democratic and artistic |
| Sparta | military state and a closed society |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom |
| epic | long |
| agora | marketplace |
| peninsula | an area of land nearly surrounded by water |
| democracy | all citizens take part in making decisions |
| acropolis | large hill where city residents could seek shelter and safety in times of war |
| agora | an area that was a marketplace and a meeting place |
| citizens | only men could be these |
| olympics | games of sports where people compete |
