| A | B |
| sculpture | shapes made from stone or metal |
| pottery | dishes, jars made from clay |
| festival | a celebration with food and fun |
| drama | a serious story |
| comedy | a funny story |
| tragedy | a sad and bad story |
| amphitheater | a theater outdoors |
| Tutankhamen | boy pharaoh of Egypt |
| conquer | fight and win |
| venom | poison from snakes or spiders |
| Cleopatra | beautiful Egyptian queen 51 BC |
| government | makes laws and rules |
| democracy | people vote and choose leaders |
| built | past tense of build |
| agora | outdoor market place in Greece |
| politics | trying to make government the way you want |
| justice | what happens is right and fair |
| philosophy | love of wisdom and ideas |
| courage | doing something even when you are scared |
| train | learn something by doing it |
| city-state | like a country, but smaller |
| Peloponnesian War | Sparta conquered Athens after 27 years |
| Socrates and Plato | Greek philosophers |
| King Phillip | father of Alexander the Great |
| assassinate | to plan and kill a leader |
| decline | lose strength and power |
| commander | leader, boss |
| descendants | children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren |
| ancestors | grandparents, great-grandparents |
| Alexander the Great | ruler of most of the ancient world |
| monument | a statue or building to honor someone great |