Ancient Greece

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  1. 3. The most advanced of the Greek city states- according to Pericles!
  2. 6. Father of Modern medicine.
  3. 8. A direct ________ is where citizens rule directly, not through representation.
  4. 10. Persian King when Alexander rose to power- FYI- he was the III. :)
  5. 14. The tragic figure in Sophocles famous play.
  6. 17. Rule by a small group of powerful merchants and artisans.
  7. 20. Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War.
  8. 22. Traditional stories about gods.
  9. 25. King at 20, dead at 33- due to a 'fever'?
  10. 28. They attacked Athens at Marathon.
  11. 30. He promoted democracy- but was brutal as he did it!
  12. 31. The subject of The Iliad!
  13. 32. A skillful politician of Athens!
  14. 33. The river the dead cross in the Greek underworld.
  15. 35. Father of Geometry.
  16. 37. The runner who warned Athens!
  17. 40. He tutored Alexander the Great.
  18. 41. Sparta had the most powerful ______.
  19. 42. A blend of Egyptian, Persian and Indian cultures.
  20. 43. The ________ war was really a civil war.
  21. 45. Rule by nobility.
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  1. 1. He said history repeats itself!
  2. 2. A.k.a. Asia minor
  3. 4. Rule by a King.
  4. 5. Greek god of the underworld
  5. 7. Teh less advanced Greeks- responsible for the Greek dark ages.
  6. 9. Secret Spartan assassins.
  7. 11. Messenian farm workers turned 'slaves'.
  8. 12. Alexander and many of his men married _______ women.
  9. 13. He created 'The Academy'.
  10. 15. Athens had a powerful ________.
  11. 16. The most talented sculptor of the day.
  12. 18. A blind poet?
  13. 19. The goddess sculpted by Phidias.
  14. 21. The highly fortified, strategically located high point in a polis.
  15. 23. The mountain pass- for which the battle during the Persian Wars is named.
  16. 24. Ruler of Greek gods.
  17. 25. A greek marketplace.
  18. 26. He was poisoned- with tea- for corrupting the youth and making them think for themselves!
  19. 27. Persian king during the Persian wars.
  20. 29. A type of Greek drama- Oedipus is an example.
  21. 32. Father of Alexander.
  22. 34. Father of history!
  23. 36. An alliance between city states- referred to as the _________ league.
  24. 38. Alexander tamed a _______ and named it Bucephelus.
  25. 39. A dramatist who won 18 first prizes, and many second- for his plays!
  26. 43. A Greek city state!
  27. 44. He proposed eliminating debt slavery.
  28. 46. While some plays were tragedies, others were __________- like the Clouds.