A Greek City-State

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Across
  1. 2. This was built on top of the acropolis to store weapons encase of an attack.
  2. 4. All city-states built this on top of their acropolis to honor their patron (main) god.
  3. 5. The marketplace area of a Greek polis; public meetings and gatherings were held here too.
  4. 8. City-states had these built to entertain the citizens with tragedies and comedies.
  5. 10. This monument in Washington, D.C. is modeled after the Parthenon (The monument was built for the President found on a penny).
  6. 12. A Greek city with its surrounding fields and farmland; had its own patron god and government.
  7. 14. The famous temple built on top of the Athenian acropolis
  8. 15. The Greek goddess that the Parthenon was built for.
Down
  1. 1. This was built on top of the acropolis to store gold, money, and other valuables of the city-state.
  2. 3. Having too many people living in a polis caused colonization. What do we call having too many people living in an area?
  3. 6. When people from one city-state would leave to create a new city-state in a new area or land.
  4. 7. This is what the Greeks called their city-states.
  5. 9. The high, fortified hill that a city-state was usually built around.
  6. 11. The word "Polis" means this in our language today.
  7. 13. When colonies of city-states would exchange goods and resources with each other...this is called?