| A | B |
|---|
| Hades | god of the underworld |
| comedy and tragedy | 2 kinds of theater developed by the Greeks |
| Ares | god of war |
| Aprhodite | goddess of beauty and love |
| Zeus | ruler of the gods |
| Olympics | first played in Greece to show off arts of war |
| column, arch, dome | Greek architecture elements |
| Sparta | city-state known for war |
| Athens | city-state known for philosophy and the arts |
| phalanx | rectangular military formation |
| Apennines | mountain range in Italy |
| Leonidus | Leader of the Spartans at Thermopylae |
| climate | Greece has Mediterranean, Tropical, and Highland regions |
| Greek seas | Adriatic, Aegean, Mediterranean |
| Paris | kidnapper of Helen of Sparta |
| service industry | business that doesn't produce a product |
| city-state | ancient city with independent govt. that rules surrounding area |
| Brutus | a murderer of Caesar |
| Europe, Asia, Africa | continents containing the Roman Empire |
| gladiators | forer slaves, criminals, or prisoners made to fight for entertainment |
| Peloponnese | mainland of Greece |
| fall of Rome | attacking barbarians, depleted treasury, too big an empire all caused this |
| Alexander the Great | built a huge empire and brought in people to spread Greek culture |
| United Kingdom | organization including Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England |
| English Channel | separated France and England-home of the chunnel |
| wool wreath | placed on door of Athenian newborns |
| apple | Athenian bridal gift |
| communism | govt. that assigns you your job |
| constitutional monarchy | queen rules with Parliament's approval |
| republic | majority vote rules this govt. |
| aristocracy | only the educated upper class can rule |
| dictatorship | one leader decides for everyone |
| Ural Mountains | landform separating Asia and Europe |
| Pyrenees | mountain range between Spain and France |
| Rome | capital of the Roman Empire |
| Thames River | river that goes through London |
| Christianity | dominant religion in Russia |
| Forum | the center of Roman life |
| cold | Siberian weather |
| Berlin Wall | its fall signaled the end of communism |
| Moscow | capitol of Russia |
| Augustus | name given to Octavian meaning "honored one" |
| Portugal | Mediterranean country furtherest west |
| Poseidon | god of the sea |
