Early Greece
Across
- 3. Greek city-state known for the start of democracy
- 5. ancient Greek soldier
- 6. an adjective meaning "austere" or "undecorated"
- 7. word for unskilled laborers in ancient Greece
- 11. ancient Greek philosopher who was put to death by poison for corrupting young men's minds
- 12. these grow on trees in Greece
- 14. area of Athens on highest ground where temples were built
- 16. painting on wet plaster walls
- 17. Greek battle formation
- 20. large island south of Greece where Minoans lived
- 22. German archaeologist who excavated ancient Troy in the 19th century
Down
- 1. city on Crete where the labyrinth palace was located
- 2. coastal region on the western end of Anatolia settled by Greeks
- 4. ancient Minoan script
- 8. small island north of Crete where a volcano erupted c.1500BC
- 9. Greek city-state
- 10. an Athenian archon who worked to improve the Athenian economy and develop political freedom for more Athenians
- 13. ancient Greek mathematician who worked out the value of "pi"
- 15. ancient Mycenaean script
- 18. famous-mythical king of the Mycenaeans
- 19. ancient Greek historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars
- 21. early culture from mainland Greece that took over Crete