Greek Culture 6th Grade

3. The mythological author of the most famous fables of ancient Greece
6. The Greek scientist who developed many new ideas about mathematics including the Pythagorean Theorem
7. The philosopher who was a critic of the sophists and was eventually sentenced to death because he had powerful influence on people
8. The art style of the ancient Greeks
10. The philosopher who founded the school called the Lyceum and taught about government and science
11. The first of a two part epic of ancient Greece
12. Traditional stories about gods and heroes.
16. The winner of the race in Aesop's famous fable
17. A prediction about the future
19. A story told mainly through the words and actions of a cast of characters
21. The name of the city a war was fought over in the Greek epic stories
24. In Greek mythology ____ have great powers, but look and act like human beings.
25. A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god
26. The city in which the temple of Apollo was
27. The second of a two part epic of ancient Greece

1. King of the gods
2. The last name of the man who borrowed many Greek plots and settings for his many dramas
4. The wooden animal given to the Trojans that ended up being a trap
5. A type of drama in which the story ends happily
6. The study of why things are the way they are; also means "the love of wisdom"
9. The Greek physician who developed the Hippocratic Oath which states that doctors should their best to help their patient
13. A type of drama in which the main character struggles to overcome hardships but does not succeed
14. The Greek historian who wrote a history of the Persian Wars
15. God of the sun and poetry
18. The philosopher who was a student of Socrates and founded the Academy in Athens
20. Goddess of wisdom and crafts
22. The philosophers who travelled from city to city and made a living by teaching others
23. The Greek queen that was kidnapped by the prince of Troy