| A | B |
|---|
| epic | long poem |
| acropolis | high city |
| Homer | poet |
| Iliad and Odyssey | epic poems about the Trojan War |
| aristocrat | person with money and power |
| tyrant | person who took over with force |
| democracy | citizens govern themselves |
| peninsula | area of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| city-state | independent state |
| Solon | fair leader |
| Troy | city involved in the Trojan War |
| tribute | payments made to Athens by its allies |
| immortal | live forever |
| philosopher | used reason to explain natural events |
| tragedy | serious story that usually ends in disastoer for the main character |
| Pericles | Athenian leader who supported democracy |
| Parthenon | temple built to the goddess Athena |
| Zeus | king pg the gods and goddessess |
| Hera | wife and queen to Zeus--goddess of marriage and women |
| Apollo | son of Zeus--god of poetry, music, and medicine |
| Athena | Zeus' daughter--goddess of crafts-war goddess who defended her cities |
| Poseidon | ruler of the sea--Zeus' brother |
| Thales | believed that water was the basic material of the world |
| Democritus | thought everything was made of tiny particles he called atoms |
| Socrates | said "Know thyself"-philosopher who wanted people to consider the true meaning of qualities such as justice and courage |
