| A | B |
| polis | Greek-word for city state |
| acropolis | a hill or mountain with temples on it |
| agora | marketplace |
| helot | People Spartans forced to work for them after they had conquered them. Lowest on the social class. |
| metic | Middle class in Athens. Worked as merchants or artisans. Couldn't own land or be part of government. |
| half-citizen | middle class in Sparta. No political power, though free. Farmed |
| equals | Top class in Sparta, Controllers |
| archons | rulers in Athens,9 for 1 year terms |
| rhetoric | study of oratory, public speaking and debate |
| pedagogue | male slave in Athens who taught boys manners and followed him |