Across
- 4. government in which citizens elect leaders to represent them and make decisions on their behalf
- 7. a collection of traditional stories that a culture uses to explain its beliefs, customs, and the natural world
- 8. blend of Greek culture with Egypt, Persia, and other lands conquered by Alexander the Great
- 11. fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city, often the site of temples
Down
- 1. government which a few powerful individuals rule over the rest
- 2. an independent city and the land around it that functioned as its own country, with its own government
- 3. a government system which all citizens participate directly in making decisions and laws
- 5. a long poem that tells the dtory of a hero's great adventures
- 6. type of government ruled by a single person, usually a king or queen
- 9. government ruled by a small group of wealthy nobles
- 10. public open space in a Greek citystate that served as a marketplace