Ancient Greece

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  1. 2. The blind story teller of Ancient Greece whose stories were written down in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  2. 4. The term used to describe the Greek "lovers of wisdom."
  3. 5. This form of government war birthed in the city-state of Athens.
  4. 6. The center of knowledge and learning in Ancient Greece.
  5. 7. The 30 year war fought between Athens and Sparta.
  6. 10. This Ancient Greek philosopher was accused of "corrupting the youth of Athens."
  7. 11. The war fought between the various Greek city-states and the undefeated Persian Empire.
  8. 13. The Greek fighting tactic of creating a wall of shields.
  9. 14. The word the Greeks used for "city."
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  1. 1. This alliance of Greek city-states formed after the Persian War.
  2. 3. The war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy.
  3. 4. The Greeks learned how to write again from these people after the Greek Dark Ages.
  4. 7. This Ancient Greek philosopher is famous for his ideas about government found in his book called "The Republic."
  5. 8. The Greek city-state that spent all of its resources on war.
  6. 9. This Ancient Greek philosopher developed the ideas behind the Scientific Method.
  7. 11. The leader of Athens during its "Golden Age" of building and strengthening the city-state.
  8. 12. The Greeks relied heavily on this skill to navigate the seas in order to expand their civilization.