Classical Civilizations
Across
- 4. Greek city-state known for war/conquering and superior warriors
- 7. From the peninsula of Attica, leaders of the Greek world
- 9. period of time when the Greek language and ideas were taken to the non-Greek world
- 12. "the rule of few", a form of government in which only a select few hold control
- 14. the early Greek city-state consisting of a city or town and its surrounding countryside
- 16. Greeks and Spartans held off a Persian army for 2 days before being betrayed and outflanked
Down
- 1. a gathering place at the top of a hill, sometimes the site of a temple
- 2. a wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching side by side in a rectangle formation
- 3. War between Athens and Sparta, Sparta won
- 5. A Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
- 6. "the rule of many" government by the people or people representatives
- 8. son of King Phillip king at age 20 helped spread Hellenistic culture across Europe
- 10. a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero
- 11. a state with political and economical control over the surrounding countryside
- 13. Famous scientist of the Hellenistic era, discovered geometry of cylinders and spheres
- 15. Indo-europeans civilization who lived in modern day Iran