Across
- 1. tradition stories passes down generation to generation by word of mouth.
- 3. A humorous story.
- 6. story told mainly through words and actions of a cast of characters.
- 8. means city-state.
- 9. Democracy a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf.
- 11. someone who seizes power through the use of force.
- 12. democracy a form of government that all citizens can participate.
- 13. a high-ranking government official in Sparta responsible for picking the council of elders.
- 16. short stories that teach a lesson.
- 17. means high hill or fortress.
- 19. people ruling themselves.
- 20. a religious ceremony.
- 22. a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
- 23. a group of armed soldiers who were arranged in rows.
Down
- 2. art of public speaking
- 4. one ruler no one else.
- 5. someone who performs or writes epic poems.
- 7. method method of questioning to gain truth.
- 8. area of land that has 3 sides surrounded by water.
- 10. a main character fails to overcome serious problems.
- 14. a type of government in which only a few people had power.
- 15. stories about gods and heroes.
- 18. enslaved people in Ancient Sparta.
- 21. marketplace