| A | B |
| Athens | Greek city-state that became the world’s first democracy |
| Sparta | Greek city-state that conquered other city-states to gain wealth and power. |
| Pericles | The leader of creating democracy in Athens |
| peninsula | A body of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| city-state | A city with its own laws, rulers, and money |
| democracy | A government in which all citizens can vote and have equal say in what happens |
| Peloponnesian | War between Sparta and Athens |
| Minoans | Made their living as traders |
| Phoenician | What the Greek alphabet was based on |
| Mediterranean | Sea near Greece |
| Greek education | reserved mostly for boys |
| housework and cooking | What Greek girls learned at home from their mothers |