Ancient Greek Vocab

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  1. 3. Spartan slaves
  2. 8. A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
  3. 9. A government ruled by a few powerful people
  4. 10. A government ruled by a king or queen Direct Democracy- Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.
  5. 12. Greek physician known as the father of medicine
  6. 14. Of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great
  7. 15. Sea- an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey.
Down
  1. 1. a harsh or cruel leader who has absolute power
  2. 2. Sea to the west of Greece
  3. 4. Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts
  4. 5. Body of water that separates Europe, Asia, and Africa
  5. 6. Democracy- Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.
  6. 7. Early Greek leader who brought democratic reforms such as his formation of the Council of Four Hundred
  7. 11. Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.
  8. 13. A Greek philosopher and mathematician, this man was credited with the discovery that numbers are useful for more than counting physical things.parthenon- the temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens