| A | B |
| Polis | area in the city which is higher than the rest |
| Minos | Leader on the island of Crete |
| Aristotle | Philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great |
| Hera | wife of Zeus |
| Zeus | most powerful of Greek gods |
| Pericles | powerful leader of Athens |
| Darius | king of the Persians |
| Poseidon | god of the sea |
| Socrates | philospher who was forced to commit suicide because of his radical teachings |
| Athena | goddess honored at the Parthenon |
| oligarchy | government of a small group of individuals |
| Macedonia | home to Alexander the Great |
| Democracy | government ruled by the people |
| Sparta | military state |
| Athens | General Assembly ruled along with the Council of 500 |
| Hades | god of the dead and king of the underworld |
| Aphrodite | goddess of love and beauty |
| Hipocrates | doctor who pledged only to help people with his knowledge of medicine |
| Alexandria | city in Egypt named after Alexander the Great |
| Plato | philospher who wrote "The Republic" which questioned democracy |