Ancient Greece Chapters 1-3
Across
- 4. Able statesman who ruled Athens
- 7. Lawmaking body
- 8. Government headed by a privileged minority or upper class
- 9. Colorful painting completed on wet plaster
- 10. Became capital of Greek states
- 12. Greek city state that made a living off the sea
- 14. Ten year war between Mycenae and the city of Troy
- 17. Government in which ruling power belongs to a few people
- 18. Government in which the people hold ruling power
- 19. Ruler who gained power by force
- 20. Massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
- 21. Fixed salary given to public office holders
- 22. Poet credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey
Down
- 1. Ancient Minoan city on the island of Crete
- 2. Group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case
- 3. Greek city state most well known for their military power
- 5. Altar, Chapel, or other sacred place
- 6. System of government in which citizens participate directly in the day-to-day affairs rather than through elected representatives
- 10. Formal agreement between 2 or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another's defense
- 11. A government in which a king or Queen exercises central power
- 13. A native resident of a town or country
- 15. Narrow Water passage
- 16. Highest and most fortified point within a Greek city state
- 17. practice in ancient Greece used to banish a public figure who threatened democracy