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