Ancient Greece

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