| A | B |
|---|
| Oligarchy | A small group of people make the political decisions |
| Democracy | All citizens share power and make political decisions. |
| Monarchy | A King makes political decisions and his son inherits his power. |
| Tyranny | A person takes power by force and his children do not inherit his power. |
| Colonies | A settlement in a distant place. |
| Agora | A marketplace in ancient Greece. |
| Persian Wars | The conflict between the Greek city-states and the Persians between 499 and 479 B.C.E. |
| Peninsula | Landform on which Greece is located |
| Aegean Sea | The sea that the Persians crossed to attack Greece. |
| Sparta | Greece city-state in which military training was most important. |
| Thermopylae | The battle the Greeks lost during the Persian War. |
| Marathon | A battle won by the Greeks during the Persian Wars that is now used to name a race. |
| Hellespont | A narrow sea channel between Europe and Asia. |
| Xerxes | Persian military leader. |
| Leonidas | Spartan military leader. |
| Peloponnesus | Peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece. |
| Aristocrat | Member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society. |
| Isolated | Alone, cut off from others. |
| City-state | A city that also includes its surrounding farmland. |
| Cavalry | Soldiers who ride on horses. |
