Ancient Greece

3. A council of five elected leaders of ancient Sparta
7. An association of Greek city-states led by Athens, formed to liberate eastern Greece from Persian Rule
8. A period that began around 30 BC, after Greece fell to Rome. Greek culture influenced the new Roman Empire.
11. A Bronze Age Aegean civilization on the island of Crete from 3000 BC to 1450 BC
13. Heavily armed citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greece city-states
16. The deities in Greek mythology that preceded the Olympians
17. The first advanced Greek civilization. They lived during the last phase of the Bronze Age from 1600-1100 BC
18. A form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their representatives
19. A prominent city-state in Ancient Greece where their male children learned to fight starting at age 7
20. A form of government in which two independent authorities rule

1. A traditional or legendary story typically involving supernatural beings or events
2. A period that lasted from the death of Alexander the Great until the rise of the Roman Empire, from 323 BC to 30 BC
4. A form of government in which power rests with a small group of people
5. An Ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta
6. The deities of the Greek pantheon that the Ancient Greeks believed in.
9. In Greek history, the period lasting from the eighth century BC to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC
10. The period between the Persian wars and the death of Alexander the Great, from 510 BC to 323 BC
12. A series of conflicts between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BC
14. A heavily armed military formation consisting of foot soldiers carrying spears, pike, and other pole weapons
15. A major urban center that was the heart of Ancient Greece that centered around philosophy and religion