Across
- 1. Long poem that tells a story about a hero
- 3. Are short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live
- 4. The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
- 9. "High city" in Greek; the upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public buildings and the city's defenses were located
- 10. A government in which only a few people have power
- 12. This invasion began a series of wars between Persia and Greece that historians.
- 14. People who had the right to participate in government.
- 15. Ancient stories that reveal truths about human nature and why people act in certain ways by describing entertaining adventures
- 18. Perhaps the greatest Greek thinker
- 19. God of the underworld
- 21. A group of warriors who stood close together in a square.
- 23. Build an empire and the greatest conquerors in history.
- 25. Rich landowners
- 27. was a student of Socrates.
- 28. Strongest army in the ancient world.
- 29. A portion of land almost completely surrounded by water
- 30. Which meant a leader who held power through the use of force
- 31. Claimed the throne and killed all his rivals for power and worked to Persian restore order in Persian.
- 33. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
Down
- 2. Age is one that is marked by great achievements
- 5. Goddess of the hearth
- 6. A war between Athens and Sparta.
- 7. Shipping and navigation pertaining to the sea
- 8. Among the greatest of these thinkers.
- 11. The Persian leader conquered the most territory.
- 13. God of war
- 16. A unit of soldiers who ride horses.
- 17. Queen of the gods
- 20. Strongest navy in ancient world.
- 22. a type of government in which people rule themselves
- 24. An agreement to work together.
- 26. The most famous lyric poet
- 32. The Greek word for a city-state
