| A | B |
|---|
| epic | long poem that tells a story |
| acropolis | high, rocky hill where early people built cities |
| city-state | city with its own traditions, government and laws |
| aristrocrat | member of a rich and powerful family |
| tyrant | ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working class |
| democracy | form of government in which citizens govern themselves |
| peninsula | area of land nearly surrounded by water |
| tribute | payment made by a less pwerful state or nation to a more powerful one |
| immortal | someone or something that lives forever |
| oracle | sacred site used to consult a god or goddess |
| philsopher | someone who understands the world |
| tragedy | type of serious drama that ends in disaster |
| agora | public market and meeting place |
| vendor | seller of goods |
| slavery | condition of being owned by , and forced to work for, someone else |
| helots | term for slaves who were owned by the state |
| plague | wide-spread disease |
| blockage | action taken to isolate the enemy and cut off its supplies |
| barbarian | person who belongs to a group that others consider wild |
| assassinate | to murder for political reasons |
