| A | B |
|---|
| helot | member of a certain class of servants in Sparta |
| Peloponnesian War | fought between Athens and Sparta (431-404 BC) |
| plague | widespread disease |
| blockade | isolate enemy and cut off its supplies |
| barbarian | wild and uncivilized person |
| assassinate | murder for political reasons |
| Macedonians | Greeks considered them to be barbarians |
| Philip, the father of Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who captured many city-states but was assassinated |
| comedy | made jokes about politicians and Greek customs |
| Hellenistic | describes Greek history after the death of Alexander the Great |
