| A | B |
|---|
| peninsula | a stretch of land that is almost completely surrounded by water |
| isthmus | a small strip of land connecting large land areas |
| cultural borrowing | process by which a culture takes ideas from other cultures |
| legend | a story handed down from earlier times that explains the past |
| epic | a long poem |
| myth | a story about how the actions of gods and goddesses affected the lives of people |
| polis | a Greek city-state that connected a city and the farms, towns, and villages around it |
| agora | a Greek open-air marketplace where people gather to trade and discuss the news |
| oligarchy | the practice of having a FEW wealthy and powerful aristocrats rule the people |
| tyrant | a person who takes control of a government by force |
| democracy | rule by the people |
| commerce | large-scale trade |
| helot | a person conquered by Sparta who became a slave |
| assembly | a lawmaking group |
| reforms | changes |
| fable | a short story that uses animal characters to teach a lesson |
| league | a group of allies |
| Troy | an ancient city in Asia Minor |
| early Greeks | What were the Mycenaeans? |
| competing for power | One of the problems of oligarchies in Greek city-states was ____. |
| The Greek bard Homer told the story about the Trojan War. | Homer told the story of which event (a) and how did he know about it? |
| The storytellers passed the down the legend. | Homer told the story of which event and how did he know about it (b)? |
| the overthrow of tyrants | What allowed early democracies in Greece? |
| they used the sea | The challenge of trading and traveling was attributed to the mountains. How did the Greeks overcome the challenge? |
| They believed the mountaintop was the home of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of their gods. | Mount Olympus was important to ancient Greeks for what reasons? |
| artifacts from Minoan palaces | Archaeologists found this on the island of Crete. |
| mountainous peninsula and many islands | Describe the geography of Greece? |
