Ancient Greece - Vocabulary

2. King of Macedonia.
5. Short stories that teach lessons about life.
7. The Persian ruler who tried to avenge his father's honor.
10. A philosopher who believed man must never stop looking for knowledge.
12. A Persian ruler famous for his successful conquests, as well as his empathetic laws.
14. A philosopher who taught that people should life lives of moderation, or balance.
15. The greatest Greek doctor.
18. An elected leader of Athens who urged the spread of democracy to all parts of Greece.
20. A high hill at the center of the city-state.
23. A type of government where people rule themselves.
25. Rich landowners.
29. A leader who held power through use of force.
31. A type of government in which only a few people have power.
32. One of the most successful conquerors in history, who died at a young age.

1. A Greek city-state.
3. Greek-like.
4. An agreement to work together.
6. Marked by great achievement.
8. The name of the war between Athens and Sparta.
9. A Greek writer who advised kings through his short fiction stories.
11. Soldiers who ride horses.
13. People who have the right to participate in government.
15. The most famous Greek poet in history, who wrote the epic poems: The Iliad and the Odyssey.
16. The series of wars between Greece and an enemy which began with the invasion at Marathon.
17. A female Greek poet who became famous for her poems about love and relationships.
19. A famous Greek mathematician.
21. A philosopher famous for building a school.
22. Clear and ordered thinking.
24. A collection of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works.
26. Change or have an effect on.
27. A plan for fighting a war or battle.
28. A group of warriors who stand close together, in a square.
30. The Persian ruler who started a war against Greece.