Ancient Greece Crossword

2. famous Greek poet known for his epics.
9. he believed that all truths followed logically from other truths
10. – ruler who created the largest empire of the time that was headed by Greece and created a blended culture called Hellenism.
11. a famous Greek philosopher who questioned all of the accepted values in Greece and created a form of teaching that involved questioning
12. a marketplace where Greek people gathered.
15. a play that had men and women of strong character
16. Greek ruler who strengthened democracy in Athens and gained wealth for Athens through the Delian League.
18. a fortified hilltop.

1. the Greek word for city-state.
3. rulers of Sparta
4. a government run by a small group of noble/wealthy families.
5. a form of government in which all citizens take part.
6. people who questioned the most basic and widely accepted ideas of the time in the search for truth.
7. he was a student of Socrates and he believed that society should be ruled by the greatest philosophers, not democracy
8. Greek city-state that focused solely on its military and military domination.
13. the first true historian.
14. an alliance of 140 Greek city-states whose purpose was to stop further attacks by the Persians
17. a play that made fun of people, politics and ideas of the time.