| A | B |
|---|
| Knossos | rules of vast trading empire lived in a large palace here |
| shrine | areas dedicated to honoring gods and goddesses |
| frescoes | covered the walls of palaces - watercolor paintings |
| Trojan War | Mycenae and Troy rivalry/ war |
| straits | narrow water passage |
| Homer | a poet credited with the Iliad and Odyssey |
| polis | a city state |
| acropolis | high city with great marble temples |
| citizens | free residents |
| monarchy | gov't with hereditary ruler with central power |
| aristocracy | rule by heredity land holding elite |
| oligarchy | power held in hands of small wealthy elite |
| phalanx | massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers |
| Sparta | city state built by Dorians |
| Athens | located in Attica gov't evolved from monarchy to an aristocracy |
| democracy | gov't by the people |
| tyrants | people who gain power by force |
| legislature | lawmaking body |
| alliance | formal agreement between two or more nations and help defend one another |
| Pericles | led Athens after the Persian Wars - golden age |
| direct democracy | citizens take part directly in day to day affairs of gov't |
| jury | panel of citizens who have authority to make final judgment in trial |
| ostracism | citizens voting to banish or send away public figures that they see as a threat |
| stipend | a fixed salary to men who participated in the Assembly |
