Peninsula

An area of land nearly surrounded by water on 3 sides.

Greece is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

A long poem that tells a story.

Homer wrote Illiad and oydosy.

A high rock hill on or which early people built cities.

Hills used to form and people built cities on them.

A city with it's own traditions and government and laws.

Greece is an independent state. 

A member of a rich and powerful family.

Im a aristocrat

To seized power by force.

The greek government was surrounded by tyrants.

A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.

The US form of government uses a democracy.

A payment made by less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one.

Athens made money by tributing with other countries.

Something or someone that lives forever.

The greeks thought the gods were Immortal.

Someone who uses a reason to understand the world.

Philosophers told people how things happened.

A type of serious drama that end in disaster for the main character.

Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy.

A public market and meeting place in ancient greek city.

The agora was very public a lot of people would go shopping.

A widespread disease

A knock out disease it was killing a lot of people. 

The cutting off of an area by any enemy forces that closes it to travel and trade.

The army set the blockade so the enemy couldn't get there food. 

A person considered to be wild and uncivilized.

people that hurt or kill other people. 

To murder for political reasons.

Tyler was assassinated.