Greece Crossword
Across
- 3. Most famous female lyric poet
- 5. An agreement to work together
- 7. God of the sea
- 9. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain the world.
- 11. the great: Macedonian leader that is one of the greatest conquers in history
- 14. Young prince who claimed the Persian throne by killing all his rivals
- 15. King of the gods
- 17. war between Athens and Sparta
- 19. Greek philosopher who made people question the gods
- 20. Early Greek civilization that lived on the island of Crete
- 21. Rich landowners
- 24. a group of soldiers that stand close together in a square
- 25. Persian emperor that led to the success of the Persian Empire
- 27. Greek-like
- 28. student of Socrates who created a school called the Academy
- 29. II
- 31. Poet who wrote poems like the Iliad and the Odyssey
- 32. A unit of soldiers who ride horses
- 34. student of Plato who believed in moderation
- 36. Short stories that teach lessons about life
- 37. A type of government in which people rule themselves
- 38. Describes the challenges the Greek hero Odysseus faced while returning home from the Trojan Iliad tells the story of the last years of the trojanan iter that is famous for his fables.
Down
- 1. Series of sporting events that happen every four years.
- 2. Series of wars between Persia and Greece
- 4. Greek mathematician who created geometry format used today
- 6. People who have the right to participate in government
- 8. A high hill
- 10. First Greek civilization
- 12. A leader who holds power through force
- 13. Greek doctor who created an oath on how doctors should behave
- 16. Greek city-state that’s culture is based on military strength.
- 17. Greek temple to honor the god Athena
- 18. Elected leader who brought Athens to its highest point
- 22. A government in which only a few people have power
- 23. clear and ordered thinking
- 26. God of the underworld
- 30. The Greek word for a city-state
- 33. city-state that’s culture is based on military and education.
- 34. God of war
- 35. An age that is marked by great achievements.