Laila's Greece crossword puzzle

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  1. 2. "high city" in Greek; the upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public buildings and the city's defense were located
  2. 5. temple of Athena that overlooks the city of athens
  3. 7. this invasion began a series of wars between persia and Greece
  4. 10. the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
  5. 13. a unit of soldiers who ride horses
  6. 14. independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
  7. 17. form of government in which citizens hold political power
  8. 20. the form of Greek culture (greek-like) that emergedafter Alexander's the Great's conquests
  9. 21. a portion of land almost completely surrounded by water
  10. 22. ancient stories that reveal truths about human nature and why people act in certain ways by describing entertaining adventures
  11. 24. general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"
  12. 25. a body of stories about Gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
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  1. 1. the greatest Greek doctor
  2. 3. belief in more than one God
  3. 4. shipping and navigation pertaining to the sea
  4. 6. clear and ordered thinking
  5. 8. a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
  6. 9. long poem that tells a story about a hero
  7. 11. this person believed that people must never stop looking for knowledge
  8. 12. Spartas main rival
  9. 15. a Greek city state
  10. 16. short tale to teach a moral lesson often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
  11. 18. government in which a small group of people rule
  12. 19. was a student of socrates
  13. 23. the greatest Greek thinker