| A | B |
|---|
| Democracy | A government in which the citizens make political decisions by voting. |
| Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few powerful individuals. |
| Tyrant | Leader who held power through use of force. |
| Alexander the Great | A leader in Greece. He is known for conquering land and spreading Greek culture to all land. |
| Peloponnesian Wars | A war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart. |
| Persian wars | A series of wars between Persia and Greece. |
| Phalanx | A group of warriors who fought together in square. Very effective way of fighting. |
| Aristocrats | Rich landowners. |
| Hellenistic | Greek history after the death of Alexander the Great. |
| Persia | The historical name for the region in and around present day Iran. |
