Across
- 2. very broad in range
- 3. “the rule of many”; government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives
- 6. a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer
- 10. to express indirectly through reference or association
- 11. authoritative, traditional; relating to the literature, art, architecture, and ideals of the ancient Greek and Roman world
- 14. in early Greek city-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings
- 15. the school of thought developed by the philosopher Epicurus in Hellenistic Athens
- 19. the method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates; it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
- 20. the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world
Down
- 1. a system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings
- 4. the period between 461 b.c. and 429 b.c. when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens reached the height of its power
- 5. in ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the conqueror
- 7. an organized system of thought, from the Greek for “love of wisdom”
- 8. a wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation
- 9. to set apart from others
- 12. in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market
- 13. the early Greek city-state, consisting of a city or town and its surrounding countryside
- 16. a systematic plan for doing something
- 17. one who founds or establishes
- 18. discussed by considering opposing viewpoints