Greece

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