| A | B |
|---|
| epic | long poem |
| peninsula | sourrounded on three sides by water |
| acropolis | high rocky hill near city |
| city-state | city with own laws and government |
| aristocrat | member of a rich and powerful family |
| tyrant | ruler who has the support of the middle and working classes |
| democracy | citizens govern themselves |
| tribute | payment made by a less powerful state |
| immortal | lives forever |
| philosopher | uses reason to understand the world |
| tragedy | ends in disaster for the main character |
| agora | public market and meeting place |
| plague | widespread disease |
| blockade | cut off trade from a country |
| barbarian | savage or uncivilized |
| assassinate | murder for political reasons |
| Hellensitic | Greek culture after Alexander the Great |
