| A | B |
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| polis | a Greek city-state that connected a city and farms and towns around it |
| acropolis | a fort built on top of a large hill |
| agora | a Greek marketplace where people gather to trade and discuss the news |
| oligarchy | rule by a few |
| tyrant | a person who takes control of a government |
| democracy | rule by the people |
| commerce | large-scale trade |
| colony | a new settlement separated from but ruled by a homeland |
| Sparta | an ancient Greek city-state and rival of Athens |
| Athens | an ancient Greek city-state and the present-day capital of Greece |
| helot | a person conquered by Sparta who became a slave |
| assembly | a lawmaking group |
| reform | a change |
| majority rule | a system in which every member gets a vote, and whomever gets the most is elected |
| fable | a short story that uses animal characters to teach a lesson |
| league | a group of allies |
| Aesop | author of fables that use animal characters to teach a lesson |
