Vocab #4
Across
- 5. is a war between citizens of the same country
- 6. a building that is part of the Acropolis (= the remains of an ancient Greek city in Athens), and that was a temple (= a place of worship) of the goddess Athena: A tourist asked him how to get to the Parthenon
- 7. was An ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe
- 10. is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
- 11. A large peninsula in Southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountian Range
- 12. A system or stage of economic life in which money replaces barter in the exchange of goods
- 15. a cruel and oppressive ruler
- 17. of or pertaining to Greek civilization of the Mediterranean region and SW Asia from the death of Alexander the Great through the 1st century b.c., characterized by the blending of Greek and foreign cultures
- 18. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
- 19. is an idyllic, often imaginary past time of peace, prosperity, and happiness
Down
- 1. is a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline
- 2. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
- 3. A cashless economic system in which services and goods are traded at negotiated rates
- 4. a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation
- 8. an alliance of ancient Greek city-states, dominated by Sparta and centered on the Peloponnese
- 9. A form of government ruled by a monarch
- 10. is an alliance of ancient Greek states formed in 478–77 bc to fight Persia
- 13. is a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting into a body of water
- 14. city-state in ancient Greece especially considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes
- 16. A city in and the capital of Greece