Ancient Greece
Across
- 2. A marketplace and an area for gathering.
- 4. Places where the ancient Greeks would worship certain gods or goddesses.
- 9. A Spartan army formation with overlapping shields.
- 10. The highest part of the city.
- 12. A Greek word for city-state.
- 13. Place built by the Greeks for competitions and sporting events.
- 14. In Athens, a male who is 18 and served in the military.
- 15. In some towns the housing was planned where soldiers lived in one area, the craftsmen in another, and the farmers in another area.
- 16. A powerful Greek city-state based mostly around military power.
- 17. In Athens, the meeting of citizens held every 10 days to debate and vote on laws/issues of government in a direct democracy.
- 19. A city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also had a strong navy; known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the ancient capital of present-day Greece. They valued art, music and education.
- 20. A large temple dedicated to the goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens.
Down
- 1. Used to grow crops to feed the citizens of the city-state.
- 3. A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
- 5. To protect the city in case of attack.
- 6. Place where plays were held during festivals.
- 7. The peninsula in Southern Greece where the city-state Sparta was located.
- 8. A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment.
- 11. A style of government that gives power to the citizens to make decisions by voting.
- 18. Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
- 20. A smaller settlement where ships docked.