Grade 6 World History: Ancient Greece

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Across
  1. 1. Island where the treasury of the Delian League was kept.
  2. 2. A settlement established by a distant mother city.
  3. 4. Government ruled by the people.
  4. 7. Belief in many gods.
  5. 9. Government ruled by a small group of powerful people.
  6. 11. Greek city-state known for its military discipline.
  7. 13. A set of letters or symbols representing sounds.
  8. 15. Government ruled by nobles or upper class.
  9. 17. A ruler who seized power by force.
  10. 19. Government ruled by a single king or queen.
  11. 20. Fortified hilltop in a Greek city, often with temples.
  12. 22. Ancient people whose alphabet influenced the Greek one.
  13. 24. Large peninsula in southern Greece, home to Sparta.
Down
  1. 1. Alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens.
  2. 3. Athenian leader during the city’s Golden Age.
  3. 5. Site of a famous Athenian victory over Persia in 490 BCE.
  4. 6. Mountain pass where 300 Spartans made their stand.
  5. 8. Athletic games held every four years in ancient Greece.
  6. 10. Marketplace and public meeting area in a Greek city-state.
  7. 12. Traditional story explaining natural or cultural phenomena.
  8. 14. Naval battle where Greeks defeated the Persians.
  9. 16. Practice of banishing citizens from Athens for 10 years.
  10. 18. Greek city-state known for democracy and culture.
  11. 20. Spartan system of military and physical training.
  12. 21. Mountain believed to be the home of the gods.
  13. 23. King of the Greek gods.