Ancient Greece

2. a widespread disease
3. a long poem that tells a story
6. a city-state in ancient Greece
8. a ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working classes
9. someone who used reason to understand the world
11. a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one
15. king of Macedonia; conquered Persia and Egypt and invaded India
17. a high, rocky hill where early people built cities
19. an area of land nearly surrounded by water
20. in ancient Greece, a sacred site used to consult a god or goddess
21. someone or something that lives forever
22. a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character
23. an action taken to isolate the enemy and cut off its supplies

1. in ancient Sparta, the term for slaves who were owned by the state
4. a city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and a separate independent state
5. to murder for political reasons
7. a war fought between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece
10. condition of being owned by, and forced to work for, someone else
12. a city-state in ancient Greece; the capital of modern-day Greece
13. describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including the three main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's empire
14. a seller of goods
15. a member of a rich and powerful family
16. a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city
18. a form of government in which citizens govern themselves