Ancient Greece Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Greek-like; heavily influenced by Greek ideas
  2. 5. a group of Greek warriors who stood close together in a square formation
  3. 6. the Greek word for city-state
  4. 12. an epic by Homer that told the story of the hero Odysseus as he traveled home after the Trojan War
  5. 13. Greek epic that told the story of Achilles and the Trojan War
  6. 14. Empire that conquered Athens in the mid 330s BC; was led by Philip II
  7. 15. the name for the war between Athens and Sparta; lasted for many years before Sparta eventually won
  8. 18. a unit of soldiers who ride horses
  9. 19. a type of government in which people rule themselves
  10. 20. an ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force
Down
  1. 1. an agreement to work together
  2. 2. stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
  3. 3. First battle of the Persian Wars; even though they were outnumbered Athens was able to defeat the Persians and protect their homeland
  4. 7. earliest Greek civilization that had developed on the island of Crete by 2000 B.C.
  5. 8. a government in which only a few people have power
  6. 9. first Greek-speaking people and second Greek civilization; invaded Minoans; dominated Greek world 1400 B.C. to 1200 B.C.
  7. 10. A series of wars fought between Persia and Greece
  8. 11. a short story that teaches a lesson about life or gives advice on how to live
  9. 16. an age marked by great achievements
  10. 17. a rich landowner or noble