Ancient Greece
A very important city in ancient Greece, known for its art and learning.
Athens
A public open space used for assemblies and markets in ancient Greek cities.
Agora
The main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it.
Mainland
Another important city in ancient Greece, known for its strong warriors.
Sparta
The study of ideas about knowledge, truth, and the meaning of life.
Philosophy
The outline of a coast, especially with regard to its shape and appearance.
Coastline
A way of running a country where the people get to choose their leaders by voting.
Democracy
One of the leaders in ancient Sparta who had a lot of power.
Ephor
Having many mountains.
Mountainous
A person who was forced to work for someone else in ancient Sparta.
Helots
A big war between Athens and Sparta that lasted for many years.
Peloponnesian War
A part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline.
Bays
The training that all Spartan boys had to go through to become soldiers.
Agoge
A type of government where only a few people have power.
Oligarchy
Land that sticks out into the water from a bigger piece of land.
Peninsula