Social Studies Chapter 7:3&4
Across
- 3. king from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at Thermopylae
- 6. The Age of _______ was known as a golden age of prosperity, and achievement
- 8. religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion
- 11. the Persian Empire conquered lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and ___.
- 14. This battle inspired the creation of an Olympic event: a long-distance foot race of 26 miles
- 15. reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies
- 17. Persia is in the southwestern area of what is today ____.
- 18. a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta
Down
- 1. The Athenian economy was supported by ________.
- 2. The woman who encouraged women to become more involved in government.
- 4. Sparta and Athens lost in this battle when Persian King Xerxes attacked them.
- 5. small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.
- 7. expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army
- 9. wrote history of the Persian Wars
- 10. The Greek destroyed a huge Persian fleet at the Battle of _______.
- 12. This man was a major figure in the politics of Athens
- 13. Which type of democracy worked well in Athens because there were only few citizens
- 15. which league served as a protective group and a defensive league?
- 16. defeated the Greeks at Thermopylae