Greece
Across
- 4. Government in which a small group of people rules
- 5. A form of government in which citizens hold political power
- 7. God of war
- 8. Goddess of wisdom
- 10. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
- 11. The god of the underworld
- 13. "High city" in Greek; the upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public buildings and the city's defenses were located
- 15. God of the sun
- 19. King of gods
- 21. An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
- 22. Ancient stories that reveal truths about human nature and why people act in certain ways by describing entertaining adventures
- 23. Messanger God
- 24. A leader who held power through the use of force
- 25. Long poems that tell a story about a hero
- 26. God of the sea
- 27. Queen of gods
- 28. Belief in more than one god
- 29. A portion of land almost completely surrounded by water
- 32. God of metalwork
- 33. The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
Down
- 1. A short tale to teach a moral lesson often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
- 2. Rich landowners
- 3. Goddess of agriculture
- 6. Goddess of the moon
- 9. General study of knowledge and the world; Greek for “love and wisdom”
- 12. God of celebration
- 14. The greek word for city-state
- 16. The form of Greek culture (Greek-like) that emerged after Alexander the Great's conquests
- 17. A age marked for great achievements
- 18. Shipping and navigation pertaining to the sea
- 20. people who had the right to participate in government
- 26. Temple of Athena overlooks the city of Athens
- 30. Goddess of love
- 31. Goddess of hearth