| A | B |
| peninsula | a body of land with water on three sides. |
| colony | settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland |
| polis | the early Greek city-state run like an independent country |
| agora | an open area that was both a market and meeting place |
| tyrant | person who takes power by force and rules with total authority |
| oligarchy | government in which a small group of people holds power |
| Athens | a democracy |
| Sparta | an oligarchy |