Ancient Greece Vocabulary List 2
Across
- 2. a group of elected leaders who vote on passing laws
- 5. when one group enters and adapts the customs and culture of another, more dominant group
- 6. a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies
- 8. a group of people who determine guilt or innocence of a crime
- 9. The Phoenicians prospered from trade and manufacturing until the capital, Tyre, was sacked by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE
- 10. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
Down
- 1. an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and formed in 478 BCE to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian rule
- 3. an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting
- 4. to murder someone who is important (ex: a political leader or celebrity)
- 7. a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries