| A | B |
|---|
| Mediterranean Climate | hot, dry summers, and cool, rainy winters |
| Peninsula | a portion of land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
| Maritime | Greek nation's way of life connected with the sea |
| navigator | someone who steers a course through water or air |
| volcano | an opening in the earth from which melted rock and ashes pour out |
| fortress | an enclosed, protected place |
| epic | a long narrative poem about great heroes and their deeds |
| mythology | traditional Greek stories about the origins and doings of their gods |
| fable | a story that teaches a moral or a practical lesson |
| amphitheater | a semicircular structure with ascending rows of stone seats set into a hillside |
| philosophy | a Greek word that means "love of wisdom" |
| acropolis | the fortress of an ancient Greek city usually built on a hill |
| democracy | a government in which the people rule through free elections and a system of representation |
| civil war | fighting within a country |
| jury | a group of people called into court to give a verdict, or decision, in a dispute |
| capital | the top part of a column |
| heritage | ways and beliefs handed down from one genereation to the next |
