Unit 7: Ancient Greece
Across
- 5. a way of asking questions that is still used today
- 7. A government ruled by a few powerful, wealthy people
- 8. a leader who held power through the use of force
- 9. Greek athletic contests held every 4 years to honor the god Zeus
- 12. Famous Greek scientist who calculated the value of pi and explained how levers worked
- 13. plays performed during religious festivals
- 15. Polis City-states that made up small communities in ancient Greece
- 16. A government where citizens make decisions by voting
Down
- 1. "Greek like" way of life that combined ideas and values drawn from the Mediterranean and Asia
- 2. oath oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
- 3. a god or goddess
- 4. Group of the most wealthy and privileged
- 6. Philosopher who believed everything could be explained by math; developed the Pythagorean theorem
- 10. told stories about gods and goddesses
- 11. a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
- 14. A government ruled by a king or queen