| Flap 1 | Flap 2 |
| influence | change or have an effect on |
| polis | Greek word for city-state |
| classical | a classical age is one that is marked by great achievements |
| acropolis | a high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built |
| Pericles | 495-429BC Athenian leader, he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height. |
| Homer | 800s-700sBC.Greek poet who wrote the epic poems, The Illiad and The Odyssey |
| Sappho | c610-580BC. Greek poet. She was one of the most famous lyric poets of Greece. |
| Aesop | before 400BC. Ancient Greek storyteller. He was famous for his fables-short stories that teach important lessons about life. |
| democracy | type of government in which people rule themselves. |
| aristocrats | rich landowners |
| oligarchy | a government in which only a few people have power. |
| citizens | people who had the right to participate in government |
| tyrant | a leader who held power through the use of force |
| mythology | a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
| fables | short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live |
| Dark Age | an age marked by a period of warfare and disorder |
| peninsula | an area of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| agora | a market place |
