Ancient Greece

1. the Great founder of the Persian Empire
4. Athenian leader who ruled at the height of Athenian democracy
6. Wars a series of wars between Persia and Greece beginning in 490 BC
8. a unit of soldiers mounted on horses
9. filled with great achievements
14. name for the blended culture that developed in Alexander’s empire
16. a group of warriors who stood close together in a square
18. most famous lyrical poet of ancient Greece
20. leader who rules by the use of force
21. a fortress atop a tall hill in the center of city-states
22. the Great king of Macedonia who built the largest empire the world had ever seen
23. short stories that offer lessons on living
24. powerful king of Macedonia

1. people with the right to participate in government
2. Persian emperor who led the second invasion of Greece in 480 BC
3. Greek word for city-state
5. an agreement to work together
7. author of the world’s most famous set of fables
10. rich landowners
11. government in which only a few people have power
12. type of government in which people rule themselves
13. Persian emperor who organized and expanded the empire
15. body of stories about gods or heroes that tries to explain how the world works
17. a war between the two great Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC
19. author of two great epic poems , the Iliad and the Odyssey