| A | B |
|---|
| land surrounded by water on 3 sides | peninsula |
| a territory that is under control another country | colony |
| Greek city-state | polis |
| conquered people who were slaves of Greece | helot |
| central marketplace of the city | agora |
| hill-top fortress | Acropolis |
| a system of government ruled by a king or queen (rule by one) | monarchy |
| government ruled by a few people (usually the rich & powerful) | oligarchy |
| a government in which the power is in the hands of one ruler, (usually a military leader) | tyranny |
| a government run by the people in which citizens make their own laws | democracy |
| basic lawmaking body in any democracy | assembly |
| stories about gods & goddesses | myth |
| long poems about gods, heroes or the past | epic |
| the study of the meaning of life(means "love of wisdom" | philosophy |
| most famous philosopher | Socrates |
| Ariistophanes is the famous writer of... | Greek comedy (remember the smiley face o) |
| Aeschylus is the writer of ...... | Greek tragedy |
| student of Socrates, FOUNDED THE 1ST UNIVERSITY | Plato |
| wrote the epic poems "THE ILLIAD" & "THE ODYSSEY" | Homer |
| conqueror of Greece who loved Greek Culture & was taught by Aristotle | Alexander the Great |
