| A | B |
|---|
| peninsula | an area of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| agora | a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city |
| barbarian | Greek word for an uncivilized person |
| city-state | a city with its own traditions, laws, and government |
| democracy | a form of goverment in which citizens govern themselves |
| assassinate | to murder for political reasons |
| acropolis | a high place near rocky hills where Greeks built cities to be safe from attack |
| Hellenistic | "Greek"; name given to the three kingdoms that resulted when Alexander's empire broke up after his death |
| plague | a widespread sickness |
| tribute | a payment made by a city to an empire or conqueror |
