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- 4. In 490 BCE, the Persians crossed the Aegean Sea to punish the Athenians in the battle of ____. The ____ won the battle (only the first one appears in the crossword).
- 7. Sparta was located on a part of Greece called ____.
- 9. Every city-state built a temple to worship the Greek Gods and Goddesses on top of their ____.
- 10. Who was the leader of Athens at the end of the Persian Wars, during the Golden Age and for much of the Peloponnesian War?
- 15. Ancient Greece was not a unified civilization, but a collection of independent ____.
- 16. Our text stated that each city-state had its own distinctive forms of _____.
- 17. A(n) ____ was an open-air marketplace where merchants had their shops.
- 18. Male Athenian citizens were expected to be ___ to prepare them to one day participate in the government.
- 19. Which philosopher taught by asking questions but giving few answers?
- 21. All city-states shared a religion in that they all worshiped a common set of Gods and Goddesses and spoke ____. (Only the last one appears in the crossword).
- 23. Athens was known for its strong ___. (Military)
- 24. After the Persian Wars, in an effort to prevent the Persian Empire from attacking again, Athens and several other Greek city-states formed the ____ League.
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- 1. Which philosopher believed in using science and reason rather than the anger or pleasure of Gods to explain natural events?
- 2. Which philosopher founded the Academy, one of the first models for modern universities?
- 3. The ______ _____ was a period of great innovations in democracy, art, philosophy, drama and poetry in Ancient Athens.
- 5. Spartan babies that appeared ____ or weak were left to die.
- 6. The Spartan government consisted of two ____, five ____ and a ____ __ _____. (Only the last one appears in the crossword).
- 8. Spartan women had ____ personal rights and freedoms that women in other city-states. (more or less)
- 11. Spartan slaves were called ____.
- 12. What form of government is Athens famous for developing?
- 13. The Greeks were able to defeat the Persians at the naval Battle of ____ in 480 BCE because they had knowledge of the waterways.
- 14. The Battle of Marathon happened ____ the Battle of Plataea. (before or after)
- 20. In 480 BCE King Xerxes moved to attack and conquer the Greek peninsula in the narrow pass of ____.
- 22. The orders Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are named for the regions in ancient Greece where they originated and can be determined by looking at the ____ of the building’s support columns.
