| A | B |
| agonistic | based on conflict, struggle |
| Iliad | Homer's account of the Trojan War |
| Mycenaeans | the Greeks of the Late Bronze Age |
| wanax | the title for the king in Mycenaean society |
| Linear B | language of the Mycenaean documents |
| Dendra | place where full body armor from the Bronze Age was unearthed |
| Thebes | discovery place of single-piece bronze cuirass |
| ox hide | material used for shield construction in Bronze Age |
| figure 8 | common shield type in Bronze Age |
| boar's tusk | material used for helmet construction in Bronze Age |
| tholos | beehive shaped tomb use for warrior burials in the Bronze Age |
| Dorians | group who moved into Greece at end of Bronze Age |
| Athens | only Mycenaean citadel not destroyed at end of Bronze Age |
| Homer | the author of our most famous Trojan War story |
| Bronze Age | period of the Greek Heroes |
| Dark Age | period from which we have little evidence |