| A | B |
|---|
| peninsula | an area of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| epic | a long poem |
| acropolis | a high, rocky hill on or near which people built cities |
| city-state | a city with it's own traditions and government-a city and a state |
| aristocrat | a member of a rich and powerful family |
| tyrant | a ruler who seized power by force and was supported by the middle and working class |
| democracy | government in which people govern themselves like Athens |
| Solon | a man who made Athens more democratic |
| Homer | a Greek poet that wrote epic (long) poems |
| Troy | ancient city in Asian Turkey |
