Ancient Greece

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  1. 2. Macedonian king who sought to unite Greece and conquer Persia. He was succeeded by his son Alexander.
  2. 6. The highest point of an ancient Greek city-state used for defense during invasion and location of temples.
  3. 8. A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
  4. 10. Greek ships built specifically for speed and ramming enemy ships.
  5. 12. A settlement controlled by a distant ruler.
  6. 15. a disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.
  7. 17. A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato
  8. 18. A government in which power is in the hands of a wealthy ruling class or nobility
  9. 19. the time period following the death of Alexander during which Greek culture spread through the known world.
  10. 21. A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
  11. 23. A large temple dedicated to the goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
  12. 25. A form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them.
  13. 27. An ancient kingdom north of Greece, whose ruler Philip II conquered Greece in 338 B.C.
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  1. 1. A government ruled by a few powerful people
  2. 3. a pause in fighting, temporary peace.
  3. 4. Age period of great cultural achievement.
  4. 5. The war between Athens and Sparta.
  5. 7. Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and ushered in a golden age.
  6. 9. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
  7. 11. Greek city-state that focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts.
  8. 13. the marketplace in ancient Greece
  9. 14. Wars Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, ranging from the Ionian Revolt (499-494 B.C.E.)
  10. 16. Goddess of wisdom and war. The Parthenon was dedicated to her.
  11. 20. state owned slave in Sparta
  12. 22. the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender.
  13. 23. Greek city-state
  14. 24. a famous battle in 480 BC, where the Persians attacked the Spartans army of 300.
  15. 26. A Greek city-state and the birthplace of democracy. Accomplished many cultural achievements.