Across
- 2. Shrines and priests that could predict future
- 6. the overall winner of the Persian Wars
- 7. Government in Athens where "citizens" voted and help the power
- 10. armies of Greek citizens
- 12. Persian empire builder who allowed conquered people to retain culture
- 15. mythical part man, part bull creature
- 17. People that settled Greek mainland and had first Greek kings
- 19. philosopher who believed in a philosopher-king
- 21. polis dedicated to a warrior lifestyle
- 23. polis that help the most power in the Delian League
- 24. marketplace and an area where Greeks could debate ideas
- 26. Alexander the Great and his father Philip II were from ___
- 27. Philosopher who believed we must question everything
- 28. rule by a few people
- 29. Persia was located in present-day ____
- 30. Part of Greece that juts out from the mainland (where Sparta was located)
- 32. Persian leader who organized the empire into satrapies
- 34. a city-state, small Greek kingdoms
Down
- 1. Author of the Greek epics "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey"
- 3. philosopher who believed in observation
- 4. rule of the people
- 5. Alexander the Great died due to ___
- 8. Greek column with 2 "scrolls"
- 9. Where Ancient Greeks believed some of the gods lived
- 11. Coming out of the Dark Ages, these leaders seized control by force
- 13. natural disasters that caused the downfall of early groups in the area
- 14. Monotheistic Persian religion
- 16. city state in Italy that was rising in power as Alexander's Empire was falling apart
- 18. Minoan civilization formed on this island
- 19. Killed off many Athenians during the Peloponnesian War
- 20. tight battle formation of Greeks which utilized shields and long spears
- 22. Alexander's Empire stretched as far east as ____
- 25. Greek hero with a fatal flaw in his ankle
- 31. a general who became a powerful leader during Athens' height
- 33. Greek writer who wrote fables with a moral lesson