| A | B |
|---|
| aegean sea | sea east of greece |
| mediterranean sea | sea south of greece |
| athens | city state of greece, had a direct democracy, believed in education, arts and developing the mind |
| sparta | city state of greece, military society |
| minoans and mycenaneans | early civilizations of greece |
| minoans | great artisans |
| mycenaneans | great warriors |
| olives, grapes | major crop of greece |
| homer | wrote the iliad and odyssey |
| iliad | epic poem of first 10 years of the trojan war |
| odyssey | odysseus 10 journey home from the trojan war |
| trojan horse | gift given to trojan soldiers that allowed the greeks to conquer troy |
| zeus | king of greek gods |
| hera | queen of the gods |
| aphrodite | goddess of love and beauty |
| ares | god of war |
| hades | god of the underworld |
| athena | patron goddess of athens |
| draco | tyrant who organized harsh laws of athens |
| solon | ruler of greece |
| rugged mountainous terrain | made transportation and communication difficult in greece |
| polis | city-state of greece |
| ancient greek gods | had humanlike behaviors |
| money economy | replaced barter economy |
| agora | marketplace in grrece |
| women, foreigners, slaves | not citizens of greece |
| aristocracy | government ruled by nobles |
| monarchy | government ruled by a king |
| democracy | government ruled by the people |
| tyranny | government ruled by one person who takes power |
