Greece

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Across
  1. 5. a series of wars between Perisa and Greece
  2. 6. a war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart
  3. 7. general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for “love of wisdom”
  4. 12. a portion of land almost completely surrounded by water
  5. 13. a Greek city-state
  6. 14. a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
  7. 16. a group of warriors who stood close together in a square
  8. 17. people who had the right to participate in government
  9. 18. long poem that tells a story about a hero
  10. 20. independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding
  11. 22. the form of Greek culture (Greek-like) that emerged after Alexander the Great’s conquests
  12. 23. form of government in which citizens hold political power
  13. 25. shipping and navigation pertaining to the sea
  14. 27. an agreement to work together
Down
  1. 1. short tale to teach a moral lesson often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
  2. 2. “high city” in Greek
  3. 3. the spread of culture to another
  4. 4. the most famous lyric poet was a women
  5. 5. temple of Athena that overlooks the city of Athens
  6. 8. the greatest Greek doctor
  7. 9. Darius’s son
  8. 10. government in which a small group of people rule
  9. 11. a unit of soldiers who ride horses
  10. 15. belief in more than one god
  11. 19. ancient stories that reveal truths about human nature and why people act in certain ways by describing entertaining adventures
  12. 21. a leader who held power through the use of force
  13. 24. a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
  14. 26. clear and ordered thinking