| A | B |
|---|
| bull leaping | Minoan bull fighting |
| labyrinth | maze |
| parchment | material made from thin animal skin used for window and paper |
| shrines | sacred places to worship |
| megaron | square room in the center of a Mycenaean palace |
| tenants | people who live and work on someone else's land |
| civil wars | wars between citizens of one nation |
| polis | Greek city-state |
| acropolis | fortified hill in ancient Greek cities |
| agora | marketplace |
| oligarchy | government in which a FEW people rule |
| constitution | written laws used to govern |
| mercenaries | men hired to be soldiers for a foreign country |
| myth | legend or story to explain events |
| democracy | favoring the equality of all |
| epics | long story poems |
| oracles | people believed to be able to speak to the gods |
