| A | B |
|---|
| Minoans | Early traders living on Crete |
| Myceneans | First Greek-speakers, sea-traders |
| Homer | Poet of The Iliad & The Odyssey |
| Trojan War | Greeks & Trojans fought for ten years |
| Polis | City-state built on two levels. |
| Athens | City-state run by noble landowners |
| Solon | Leader made reforms outlawing debt slavery |
| Cleisthenes | Reformed citizens role in government |
| Sparta | Nation of soldiers in south Greece |
| Helots | State-owned slaves |
| Darius | Persian King, vengeful for Greek insult |
| Xerxes | Darius' son, sent force to Greece |
| Marathon | Combat between Greeks and Persians |
| Leonidas | Spartan warrior king. |
| Peloponnesian War | Sparta & Athens in Greek conflict |
| Socrates | Philosopher sought truth & knowledge |
| Plato | Ideal state:workers,rulers, & philosophers |
| Aristotle | Favored rule by strong leader |
| Golden Mean | Reason was leading force for learning |
| Hippocrates | Greek physician, studied illnesses |
