Ancient Greece Crossword

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  1. 2. a heavy wooden shield (aka an aspis)
  2. 3. a high hill that the Greeks built fortresses on
  3. 4. a period of time where the economy is unstable, people resort to subsistence farming, and there are no written records
  4. 5. one of 5 senior Spartan magistrates
  5. 9. a city and the countryside surrounding it
  6. 13. invaders from Europe that overthrew and enslaved the Mycenaeans
  7. 15. the study of existence/knowledge/reality
  8. 16. a democracy where the people elect officials to make decisions for them
  9. 17. a settlement in new territory that keeps close ties to the homeland
  10. 18. a government where the people rule themselves
  11. 21. a democracy where the people vote to make decisions
  12. 23. a formal speech given on a ceremonial occasion
  13. 24. an ancient Greek/Roman war galley with three banks of oars
  14. 25. a group of Greek soldiers that stood close together in a square formation
  15. 26. a slave who grew the city's crops in addition to other jobs
Down
  1. 1. a Spartan soup served in the agoge made of boiled pig legs, pig blood, vinegar, and salt
  2. 2. referring to a time period when Greek language/culture flourished
  3. 6. governers that ruled provinces (chosen by Darius)
  4. 7. a government where only a few people have power
  5. 8. people who had the right to participate in government
  6. 10. a Greek citizen-soldier armed with a spear and a shield
  7. 11. a rich landowner
  8. 12. a market place/meeting place
  9. 14. fear or hatred of what is foreign and strange
  10. 15. a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people
  11. 19. a military training camp required for all male Spartans
  12. 20. the Greek word for city state
  13. 22. a leader who held or took power through force