Ancient Greece Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Sparta’s forced laborers with little freedom
  2. 7. Wartime partnership between nations or city-states
  3. 11. Bitter struggle between Athens and Sparta for Greek dominance
  4. 15. Citizens choose leaders to govern for them
  5. 18. Three-rowed Greek warship built for speed and battle
  6. 19. Changes meant to improve unfair systems
  7. 21. Greek political community built around a city
  8. 22. Shield-wall battle formation of Greek infantry
Down
  1. 1. Southern Greek peninsula home to Sparta
  2. 2. Independent Greek “mini-country” centered on one city
  3. 4. Athens-led Greek defense group formed after Persia’s defeat
  4. 5. Government where citizens hold the power
  5. 6. System where citizens vote on laws personally
  6. 7. Ancient Greek hotspot for shopping, gossip, and politics
  7. 8. Government ruled by a powerful few
  8. 9. Person allowed a voice in the polis
  9. 10. Thin land bridge between two larger land masses
  10. 12. Sole ruler who seized power outside normal laws
  11. 13. Stories explaining gods, monsters, and heroic adventures
  12. 14. Greek fight for survival against a massive empire
  13. 16. Spartan officials who could even limit their kings
  14. 17. Hilltop home of Greek temples and last-resort defense
  15. 20. Overseas settlement still tied to its mother city