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