| A | B |
|---|
| peninsula | an area of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| epics | long poems |
| city-states | tiny nations |
| democracy | type of government where citizens govern themselves |
| tyrant | rule who seized power by force |
| philosophers | believe people could use of the poer of mind and reason to understand natural events |
| tragedy | a serious story |
| agoras | public market and meeting places |
| blockade | a shutting off of an area by troops or ships |
| plague | highly infectious, often fatal disease |
| barbarian | uncivilized person |
| assassinate | to murder, especially a public figure |
| Hellenistic | of or relating to Greek history after the death of Alexander the Great |
| Acropolis | ancient citadel of the highest hill of Athens |
| tribute | an acknowledgement of respect or devotion |
| immortal | not subject to death |
