| A | B |
|---|
| colony | a territory that is under the control of another, usually distant, country |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| trireme | boat powered by three banks of oarsmen |
| polis | city-state |
| helot | slave |
| agora | central market place of Athens |
| Acropolis | hilltop fortress in ancient Athens |
| monarchy | government ruled by one (usually a king or queen) |
| tyranny | ruled by one, usually a military leader |
| oligarchy | ruled by a few people, usually rich and powerful families |
| democracy | "power of the people", government run by the people in which citizens make their own laws |
