| A | B |
| Peloponnesus | large pennisula |
| Aegean + Meditereannean | seas surrounding greece |
| oligarchy | government where power isin hands of small powerful group |
| aristocracy | givernment ruled by nobles and landowners |
| monarchy | government ruled by one person king or queen |
| helots | slaves or farm workers in Sparta |
| democracy | government by the people |
| tyrants | people who gained power by force |
| oratory | speaking in public |
| Athens | city on the north part of peloponnesus, knowledge importance |
| Sparta | city on south part of Peloponnesus, military importance |
| Solon | leader appointed to lead Athens+ reformed |
| Olympic games | festival + athletics united city states |
| Polis | a new greek city-state built on two levels |