1. Ancient Greece Soc. St. Ch. 11

2. land with water on three sides p e n i n s u l a

3. the peninsula that forms the southern part of Greece Peloponnesus

4. a narrow strip of land isthmus

5. the people of southwest Asia; known for developing the alphabet Phoenicians

6. a system of letters used to represent the sounds of language alphabet

7. r u l e r o f t h e G r e e k g o d s Z e u s

8. the highest mountain in Greece; the gods lived there Mt. Olympus

9. a story people tell to explain beliefs about the world myth

10. games held every four years to honor Zeus Olympics

11. a long poem about ancient heroes epic poem

12. a moral-teaching story that usually involves animals fable

13. Greek word for “city-state” polis

14. rule by the upper class aristocracy

15. rule by a few oligarchy

16. a ruler who takes power illegally tyrant

17. a person who is loyal to and protected by the government citizen

18. government in which citizens make political decisions democracy

19. An arts and culture loving city-state of ancient Greece Athens

20. a warrior city-state of ancient Greece Sparta

21. a slave helot

22. military houses barracks

23. a plain near Athens Marathon