Ancient Greece - Vocabulary
Across
- 2. King of Macedonia.
- 5. Short stories that teach lessons about life.
- 7. The Persian ruler who tried to avenge his father's honor.
- 10. A philosopher who believed man must never stop looking for knowledge.
- 12. A Persian ruler famous for his successful conquests, as well as his empathetic laws.
- 14. A philosopher who taught that people should life lives of moderation, or balance.
- 15. The greatest Greek doctor.
- 18. An elected leader of Athens who urged the spread of democracy to all parts of Greece.
- 20. A high hill at the center of the city-state.
- 23. A type of government where people rule themselves.
- 25. Rich landowners.
- 29. A leader who held power through use of force.
- 31. A type of government in which only a few people have power.
- 32. One of the most successful conquerors in history, who died at a young age.
Down
- 1. A Greek city-state.
- 3. Greek-like.
- 4. An agreement to work together.
- 6. Marked by great achievement.
- 8. The name of the war between Athens and Sparta.
- 9. A Greek writer who advised kings through his short fiction stories.
- 11. Soldiers who ride horses.
- 13. People who have the right to participate in government.
- 15. The most famous Greek poet in history, who wrote the epic poems: The Iliad and the Odyssey.
- 16. The series of wars between Greece and an enemy which began with the invasion at Marathon.
- 17. A female Greek poet who became famous for her poems about love and relationships.
- 19. A famous Greek mathematician.
- 21. A philosopher famous for building a school.
- 22. Clear and ordered thinking.
- 24. A collection of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works.
- 26. Change or have an effect on.
- 27. A plan for fighting a war or battle.
- 28. A group of warriors who stand close together, in a square.
- 30. The Persian ruler who started a war against Greece.