| A | B |
|---|
| Battle of Marathon | Greek victory ending the First Persian War |
| Battle of Salamis | naval battle that ended the Second Persian War |
| Delian League | an alliance between Athens and other city-states |
| Peloponnesian League | a Spartan alliance on the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
| sarissa | the long Macedonian pike or spear |
| Alexandria | a city founded by Alexander on the edge of the Nile delta |
| Hellenistic | Greek-like |
| polytheism | the worship of many gods |
| mythology | the collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes |
| Olympic games | sporting event which honored Zeus |
| Delphic oracle | priestess housed in the Temple of Apollo who predicts what will happen in the future |
| lyric poetry | poetic songs sung while playing a lyre, a stringed instrument |
| chorus | commented on the action and advised the characters in a play |
| Socratic method | a question and answer method of teaching |
| Academy | a school of philosophy founded by Plato |
| hypothesis | logical guesses |
| Hippocratic oath | a guide for doctors who promise to use their knowledge only in ethical ways |
