Education, Arts, & Philosophy in Athens: Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 5. 'The instructing place'
- 6. One of the very first Olympic events; still present in modern-day Olympic competitions
- 10. The Latin or Neo-Latin languages directly descended from 'vulgar' Latin
- 12. Taught in Athenian schools; the Profession of some of the greatest minds ever known
- 14. Wax-filled blocks of wood, written on by 'stylus'
- 15. Father of Geometry
Down
- 1. Athens offered both formal and ____ education
- 2. A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense at everything
- 3. A place of teaching and introspection, established by Epicurus
- 4. Athenian mathematician & inventor
- 7. Proposed by Protagoras; "perspective is reality"
- 8. Athens is sometimes referred to as the city of ____
- 9. A form of art crafted in Athens; unfortunately, few - if any - works remain of this
- 11. The eyes of Sculptures were inlaid with bone, ____, or glass
- 13. Sculptures were sometimes crafted of ____, alongside bronze and marble