| A | B |
|---|
| polis | city-state that was the geographic and political center of Greek Life |
| acropolis | a fortified hill where orchards grouped |
| agora | an open area at the marketplace at the temple of God |
| aristocrats | nobles who took over the government |
| ephors | five managers who were chosen by the assembly |
| helots | enslaved people owned by city-states |
| perioeci | merchants and artisans who lived in the village |
| oligarchy | form of government in which few people have the ruling power |
| constitution | a set principlkes and rules for governing |
| democratic | favoring the equality of all people |
| magistrates | judge |
| Nike | the great goddess of victory and then died of exhaustion |
| triremes | warships that had three levels of rowers on each side one above the other |
| defensive league | protective group |
| mercenaries | hired soldiers in the Persian army |
