World History -- Chapter 7

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  1. 2. storytellers
  2. 9. an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
  3. 10. earliest Greek civilization; developed on the island of Crete in about 2000 B.C.
  4. 11. a governor of a province in the Persian Empire
  5. 12. Early Greek reformer who broke the political power of Athens and freed debt-slaves
  6. 13. A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
  7. 14. A military formation of foot soldiers close together armed with spears and shields
  8. 16. A government ruled by a few wealthy, powerful people
  9. 17. first Greek-speaking people; invaded Minoans; involved in Trojan War against Troy
Down
  1. 1. A monotheistic religion that developed in early Persia; worshipped one supreme god, Ahura Mazda
  2. 3. Greek-speaking people who conquered the Mycenaeans, leading to a 300-year Dark Age
  3. 4. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
  4. 5. the marketplace in ancient Greece
  5. 6. a leader who held power through the use of force
  6. 7. a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment 15. Polis A city-state in ancient Greece
  7. 8. a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to a homeland
  8. 11. the citizens of an ancient Greek state that believed in war and physical activity
  9. 15. a group of ships sailing together with the same purpose and under the control of the same leader
  10. 18. a strait or narrow sea between two landmasses