Ancient Greece

1. Famous poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3. A collection of stories about a specific person, culture, religion, or any group with shared beliefs
4. Study of ideas about knowledge, truth, and the nature and meaning of life
6. King of the Gods and Goddesses
7. The only Greek city-state to experience a golden age
8. Monument built to celebrate the victory against the Persian empire
9. A few men held most of the power creating a military state
11. A piece of land almost entirely surrounded by the sea
13. Geographic feature that separated Greek city-states
16. Athenian marketplace or center for trade

2. Sea located below Greece
4. A war that required Sparta and Athens to work together
5. Athletic competition between greek city-states to honor Zeus
10. “rule by the people”
12. Women were given more rights and military strength was valued in this city-state
14. This military strategy that created a shield wall and a mass of spear points to the enemy
15. Another term used to describe a city-state