Chapter 7/8 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
  2. 7. Oath: a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
  3. 10. words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony
  4. 11. a Persian religion based on the belief of one god
  5. 13. a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
  6. 18. a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world
  7. 20. a Greek city-state
  8. 22. method: philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
  9. 24. hilltop that a fort stood on
  10. 25. a story meant to teach a lesson
  11. 26. a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece
  12. 27. a play or film that tells a humorous story
  13. 32. a government in which a small group has control
  14. 33. the outer border of a circle; the measurement of that border
  15. 35. enslaved person in ancient Sparta
  16. 36. the governor of a province in ancient Persia
  17. 37. of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war; relating to the armed forces
Down
  1. 1. Era: the time period following the death of Alexander during which Greek culture spread through the known world
  2. 3. the art of public speaking and debate
  3. 4. democracy: a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
  4. 5. an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler
  5. 6. a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
  6. 8. a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
  7. 9. the philosophy of Epicurus, stating that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace
  8. 12. geometry: a branch of mathematics about measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional space
  9. 14. the philosophy of the Stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness
  10. 15. a government by the people
  11. 16. Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking
  12. 17. a story written in the form of a play
  13. 19. a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems
  14. 21. tradition: the custom of passing along stories by speech
  15. 23. part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses
  16. 28. a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
  17. 29. a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
  18. 30. democracy: a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
  19. 31. the territory governed by an official known as a satrap
  20. 34. geometry: a branch of mathematics centered around measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, and surfaces of figures on a plane