| A | B |
|---|
| ject | throw |
| anti | against |
| tele | far |
| bio | life |
| aqua | water |
| polis | Greek city-state |
| city-state | city that is also a separate, independent state, rules the area around it, has its own leader |
| acropolis | fortified, strengthened hill of an ancient Greek city |
| agora | marketplace |
| democracy | government where the people elect leaders and have a voice in government |
| representative democracy | democratic government where people elect representatives to speak for them and decide issues |
| direct democracy | democratic government where people vote directly on issues |
| demos | people |
| kratia | rule |
| capital | top of the column, where the decoration often is |
| shaft | the middle or barrel of the column |
| base | the bottom of a column, where it meets the floor |
| pedastal | some columns have an additional piece of stone at the base |
| pediment | triangular part at the foot of the temple that is often deocrated |
| frieze | decorated strip under the pediment |
| architrave | plain strip of stone under the frieze, where the columns end |
