ANCIENT GREECE

3. Era following the death of Alexander the Great, characterized by the spread and blending of Greek language, culture, and ideas with Persian, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian traditions.
5. Warlike, Bronze Age Greek Civilization based on mainland Greece.
9. King of Macedonia and brilliant military commander who built one of the largest empires in ancient history by age 30.
10. Ancient Greek city-state that served as the central political,social, and religious unit of Greek life.
13. King of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who transformed it into a dominant military power.
14. Legendary ancient Greek poet who wrote Iliad and the Odyssey

1. System of government in which political power is held by the citizens, who exercise it directly or through freely elected representatives
2. Major ancient Greek conflict fought between the Delian League led by the Athens and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta
4. Series of conflicts between the vast Achaemenid Empire of Persia and an alliance of Greek city-states led by the Athens and Sparta
5. The Minoans were a Bronze Age Aegean civilization based on Crete, recognized as Europe's first advanced society.
6. Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath who studied under Plato and tutored Alexander the Great.
7. Major ancient Greek philosopher from Athens, a student of Socrates, and the teacher of Aristotle.
8. Form of government or social structure in which power is held by a small privileged ruling class. The word meant "Rule by the best"
11. One of the major ancient Greek ethnic groups who migrated into Southern Greece around 1100 BCE during the collapse of Mycenaean Civilization
12. Foundational ancient Greek philosopher from Athens, widely considered a founder of Western philosophy.
13. Tight rectangular military formation of heavily armed infantry soldiers in ancient Greece.