Across
- 1. Greece would ______ olive oil and wine for copper and iron with each colony.
- 3. fought many monsters and performed nearly impossible tasks
- 4. messenger god
- 6. group of warriors who stood close together in a square
- 7. wrote a book called The Republic
- 9. lived on mainland Greece and were the first to speak Greek
- 10. the father of democracy
- 11. rich landowners
- 14. marked by great achievements
- 17. overthrew the oligarchy and was considered a good tyrant
- 19. high hill where a fortress was built in each city-state
- 22. greatest work of architecture, temple for Athena
- 23. sea to the south of Greece
- 25. many _____ words and expressions come from Greek mythology
- 27. improved Persian society and expanded the empire
- 28. a war between Sparta and Athens
- 30. city-state where boys, men, and women all trained to fight and worked very hard and where women had rights
- 32. Greece was ruled with a ________ democracy where people gathered and voted themselves for laws.
- 33. a government in which only a few people have power
- 37. The United States is ruled with a ______ democracy where people are elected to represent the people.
- 39. wrote fables
- 40. queen of the gods
- 41. the first battle of the Persian wars near Athens, Greece
- 43. encouraged Athenians to take pride in their city, paid citizens to hold government jobs, and ruled from 460BC to 429BC
- 45. a type of government where people rule themselves
- 46. Persian governors who ruled provinces
- 49. made all Greeks citizens
- 50. battle near a narrow mountain pass where the Greeks were betrayed by a traitor
- 52. Greek word for city-state
- 54. a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
- 56. agreement to work together
- 58. god of the underworld
Down
- 2. marketplace
- 3. wanted to figure out what caused diseases and thought about how doctors should behave
- 4. greek-like
- 5. father of geometry
- 6. god of the sea
- 8. goddess of wisdom
- 10. also called Cyrus II, conquered much of Southwest Asia
- 12. a poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey
- 13. female poet in Greece who wrote poems about love and relationships
- 15. Darius' son who tried to conquer Greece again but lost horribly
- 16. lived on an island and spent a lot of time at sea
- 17. area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- 18. thought people must never stop looking for knowledge
- 19. greatest conqueror in history who ruled Persia and conquered a lot of area
- 20. goddess of love
- 21. king of the gods
- 24. thought people should live lives of moderation
- 26. ruled in 600BC and made a harsh set of rules
- 29. a series of wars between Greece and Persia
- 31. city-state where boys and men spent 2 years in the army but they focused on arts and education and where women had few rights
- 33. a female priest of Apollo who they thought the god gave answers and who also told fortunes
- 34. sea to the west of Greece
- 35. people who have the right to participate in government
- 36. battle on water between the Persians and Greeks where the Persians could not fit their boats
- 38. a leader who held power through the use of force
- 42. sea to the east of Greece
- 44. short stories that teach lessons about life or give advice on how to live
- 47. clear or ordered thinking
- 48. battle that ended the Persian wars and where Greece won
- 51. conquered Greece in the mid-330s BC
- 53. the main group of Persian soldiers who were the strongest and bravest
- 55. a unit of soldiers who ride horses
- 57. When Greece expanded they would set up a ______ in a new location.