| A | B |
|---|
| isthmus | the mainland by a small strip of land |
| harbors | sheltered places with deep water close to shore |
| triremes | large fighting ships |
| cultural borrowing | process of one culture taking ideas from oher cultures |
| epics | long storey poems |
| polis | large community |
| acropolis | a secure place in a city state |
| agora | open-air market |
| tyrant | someone who takes control of governement by force |
| aristocracy | wealthy ruling class |
| assenbly | law-makng group |
| helots | slaves owned by state |
| oligarchy | any small ruling group |
| democracy | rule by the people |
| majority rule | idea that received the most votes became law |
| myth | story passed down from generation to generation, mostly about a god or hero |
| leagues | group of allies |
| tragedies | serious plays wher main character has unhappy ending |
| plague | deadly sickness |
| demagogues | bad leadeers |
| alliances | agreements by groups to help each other |
| comedies | hilarious or funny plays |
| Hellenistic | "Greek-like" |
| multicultural | an empire of many cultures |
