| A | B |
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| Polis | the Greek word for a city-state |
| Peloponnesian War | a war between Athens and Sparta |
| Acropolis | fortress of a Greek city up on a high hill |
| Colony | a distant settlement, created so the Greeks could have more supplies |
| Fables | short stories that teach lessons |
| Peloponnesian League | the banding together of the Southern Greek city-states to control the Athenian Empire |
| Hellenistic | Greek-like |
| Alliance | an agreement to work together |
| Citizen | a person who has the right to participate in government |
| Cavalry | a unit of soldiers who ride horses |
| Delian-League | Created to protect trade in the Aegean Sea |
| "Batle of Marathon" | Greeks won over Persia because their weapons were better |
| Oligarchy | government ruled by a few people |
| Salamis | narrow straits where Athenians steered Persian ships & defeated them in battle |
| Phalanx | a group of Greek warriors who stood close together in a square formation |
| Plato | was a teacher and philosopher, who was a student of Socrates |
| Cyrus | was a Persian King known for “freeing” the Jews |
| Pericles | encouraged citizens to get involved in government |
| Aesop | Author who used the theme of fables in his stories |
