Greece
Across
- 4. short tale to teach a moral lesson often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
- 6. a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
- 9. controlling marriage
- 10. independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
- 11. a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa
- 12. temple of Athena that overlooks the city of Athens
- 13. long poem that tells a story about a hero
- 15. Ruled by a single person
- 19. the form of Greek culture (Greek-like) that emerged after Alexander the Great's conquests
- 21. "high city" in Greek; the upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public buildings and the city's defenses were located
- 22. a portion of land almost completely surrounded by water
- 23. God of war and violence
- 26. Goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and crafts.
- 27. God of wine
- 28. belief in more than one god
- 29. god of hunting
Down
- 1. a form of government in which citizens hold political power
- 2. the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
- 3. The art or science of governing a city,state,or nation
- 5. a Greek city-state
- 7. government in which a small group of people rule
- 8. ancient stories that reveal truths about human nature and why people act in certain ways by describing entertaining adventures
- 9. The messenger god
- 14. general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"
- 16. God of wisdom
- 17. A science that deals with the study of the makeup of the earth
- 18. The person in charge of designing buildings
- 20. rules as king of the sky
- 22. God of sea
- 24. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
- 25. shipping and navigation pertaining to the sea