Ancient Greece

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  1. 1. Greece would ______ olive oil and wine for copper and iron with each colony.
  2. 3. fought many monsters and performed nearly impossible tasks
  3. 4. messenger god
  4. 6. group of warriors who stood close together in a square
  5. 7. wrote a book called The Republic
  6. 9. lived on mainland Greece and were the first to speak Greek
  7. 10. the father of democracy
  8. 11. rich landowners
  9. 14. marked by great achievements
  10. 17. overthrew the oligarchy and was considered a good tyrant
  11. 19. high hill where a fortress was built in each city-state
  12. 22. greatest work of architecture, temple for Athena
  13. 23. sea to the south of Greece
  14. 25. many _____ words and expressions come from Greek mythology
  15. 27. improved Persian society and expanded the empire
  16. 28. a war between Sparta and Athens
  17. 30. city-state where boys, men, and women all trained to fight and worked very hard and where women had rights
  18. 32. Greece was ruled with a ________ democracy where people gathered and voted themselves for laws.
  19. 33. a government in which only a few people have power
  20. 37. The United States is ruled with a ______ democracy where people are elected to represent the people.
  21. 39. wrote fables
  22. 40. queen of the gods
  23. 41. the first battle of the Persian wars near Athens, Greece
  24. 43. encouraged Athenians to take pride in their city, paid citizens to hold government jobs, and ruled from 460BC to 429BC
  25. 45. a type of government where people rule themselves
  26. 46. Persian governors who ruled provinces
  27. 49. made all Greeks citizens
  28. 50. battle near a narrow mountain pass where the Greeks were betrayed by a traitor
  29. 52. Greek word for city-state
  30. 54. a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
  31. 56. agreement to work together
  32. 58. god of the underworld
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  1. 2. marketplace
  2. 3. wanted to figure out what caused diseases and thought about how doctors should behave
  3. 4. greek-like
  4. 5. father of geometry
  5. 6. god of the sea
  6. 8. goddess of wisdom
  7. 10. also called Cyrus II, conquered much of Southwest Asia
  8. 12. a poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey
  9. 13. female poet in Greece who wrote poems about love and relationships
  10. 15. Darius' son who tried to conquer Greece again but lost horribly
  11. 16. lived on an island and spent a lot of time at sea
  12. 17. area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
  13. 18. thought people must never stop looking for knowledge
  14. 19. greatest conqueror in history who ruled Persia and conquered a lot of area
  15. 20. goddess of love
  16. 21. king of the gods
  17. 24. thought people should live lives of moderation
  18. 26. ruled in 600BC and made a harsh set of rules
  19. 29. a series of wars between Greece and Persia
  20. 31. city-state where boys and men spent 2 years in the army but they focused on arts and education and where women had few rights
  21. 33. a female priest of Apollo who they thought the god gave answers and who also told fortunes
  22. 34. sea to the west of Greece
  23. 35. people who have the right to participate in government
  24. 36. battle on water between the Persians and Greeks where the Persians could not fit their boats
  25. 38. a leader who held power through the use of force
  26. 42. sea to the east of Greece
  27. 44. short stories that teach lessons about life or give advice on how to live
  28. 47. clear or ordered thinking
  29. 48. battle that ended the Persian wars and where Greece won
  30. 51. conquered Greece in the mid-330s BC
  31. 53. the main group of Persian soldiers who were the strongest and bravest
  32. 55. a unit of soldiers who ride horses
  33. 57. When Greece expanded they would set up a ______ in a new location.