Ancient Greece
Across
- 2. massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
- 4. high city with temples dedicated to the gods and goddesses
- 6. narrow water passages
- 8. Greek version of city-state
- 10. lovers of wisdom
- 11. father of history
- 12. great temple dedicated to goddess Athena
- 15. came from the Greek word barbaroi which means people who do not speak Greek
- 17. greek city-state that glorified the individual and extended political rights to more citizens
- 18. people who gained power by force
- 19. philosopher that said "the unexamined life is not worth living"
- 20. large number of male citizens took part in day-to-day affairs of government
- 21. civilization that is a blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian
- 22. persian king that sent messengers to Greek city-states for "earth and water"
- 24. golden age for Athens
- 25. art of skillful speaking
- 27. philosopher that began the Lyceum school
Down
- 1. power in the hands of small powerful elite, usually from business class
- 3. a government in which a king or queen exercises central power
- 4. rule by landholding elite
- 5. greek city-state that stressed military virtues and stern discipline
- 7. War between Mycenaeans and Troy
- 9. war between Sparta and Athens
- 13. lawmaking body
- 14. philosopher that wrote "The Republic"
- 16. great ruler of Macedonia that won over most of Persia
- 21. Poet that wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
- 23. government by the people
- 26. daughter of king of Phoenicia who gave her name to a continent