| A | B |
|---|
| city states | Greece was divided into |
| mountainous | the reason Greece was not united |
| Hades | King of the underworld |
| fertile | land where things grow well |
| Acropolis | a large hill where the Greeks found shelter during times of war |
| Hera | Queen of the Gods |
| peninsula | A place like Greece that is surounded almost by water |
| myth | story that is handed down through time and often explains natural events |
| Poseidon | God of the Sea |
| Mt. Olympus | where the Greeks believed the gods lived |
| temples | usually built on the Acropolis |
| Parthenon | temple built in Athens to woship the goddess, Athena |
| the Agora | where the temples, the market place and the theaters usually were found |
| democracy | Athens was the birthplace of |
| many gods | Greeks worshipped |
| Zeus | the King of the Gods |
| oligarchy | government by the few was called |
| Helots | captured during wars and forced into slavery |
| Two famous city-states | Athens and sparta |
| land of Greece | not very fertile |
| Women of Greece | could not vote |
