Aaliyah Mistretta's Crossword-Greece

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  1. 5. Cyrus the Great came into conflict with his grandfather for reasons __.
  2. 8. Athens sent troops to help Sparta put down a ___.
  3. 9. Though Spartan society did not have a rigid social __.
  4. 10. Athens emerged as the supreme naval power in Greece. It formed the ___.
  5. 11. The first series of laws written to address these inequalities was provided by the statesman ___ around 621 BCE.
  6. 16. ___ was incredibly important for Athens
  7. 17. ___ expanded vast resources to develop a powerful and structured military apparatus to prevent and subdue rebellions.
  8. 18. Solon laid the groundwork for ___ in Athens.
Down
  1. 1. Monarchies were sometimes ruled by a ___, a ruler who did not follow any set laws.
  2. 2. These __ were particularly powerful when one of them led the army on campaign.
  3. 3. The division of military and political power was meant to prevent regional leaders from becoming too ___.
  4. 4. Ancient Mesopotamia, a common imperial strategy was to relocate conquered populations to new areas in order to break their ___ and make them less dangerous to the ruling power.
  5. 6. An aristocrat named __ was called upon to modify and revise these harsh laws.
  6. 7. ___ were small groups of powerful individuals who ran city-state government.
  7. 12. The kings were also priests of Zeus, and they sat on the council of elders known as the ___.
  8. 13. Cyrus the Great had to find a way to bring __ rulers under his control.
  9. 14. __ led Athens between 461 & 429 BCE; he was an incredibly well-liked leader known for encouraging culture, philosophy, and science and for advocating for the common people.
  10. 15. The Peloponnesian War-which took place between 431 & 404 BCE between Athens and Sparta, though it involved directly or indirectly all of ___.