The Greeeks Vocab!!!
Across
- 2. a person who takes power by force
- 7. citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf.
- 11. only a few people hold power
- 13. An island where the Minoans lived
- 16. A large area in the Greek mainland where the Dorians moved to
- 17. a public open space used for assemblies and market
- 18. the Great Amazing Leaderr of Persia who made Persia an empire larger than the world has ever seen
- 19. an ancient greek city-state
- 20. a settlement in a new area that keeps close ties with its homeland
- 22. a tyrant who sixed power after Solon, and distributed all the property of the rich among the poor
- 23. all
Down
- 1. share in teh running of the government
- 3. people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
- 4. came to power after Peisistratus and changed the number of members in the Council
- 5. King of the Mycenaeans
- 6. the 20 provinces Darius divided the empire into
- 8. major Greek city state known for its philopsophers and historians
- 9. 1400 Bc
- 10. a place in the Greeek mainland where the Mycenaeans lived
- 12. major Greek city-states known for its war skills
- 14. a noble in Athens who canceled all of the farmer's debts
- 15. the Persian religion
- 16. a body of land with water on 3 sides
- 21. an Athenian general who helped Athens and Greece win against the Persians