City States and Politics

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Across
  1. 2. People with the right to take part in ruling the city
  2. 5. During this time, most Greeks were too busy surviving instead of thriving. Not much is written from this time.
  3. 6. During this time, the Greeks begin writing again and city-states emerge
  4. 8. Government controlled by a small group of people with different roles
  5. 10. Athenian government body that voted on policies proposed by the council of Four Hundred
  6. 14. Period of Greek history where most of the mythological stories about heroes take place, including the Trojan War
Down
  1. 1. Form of government where the citizens make political decisions
  2. 3. Athenian general who proposed the construction of a powerful navy
  3. 4. Means, "Highest city," and was used as a last stand point in case of invasion. It also housed the most important buildings of the city.
  4. 7. Government ruled by a king or queen from aristocratic families
  5. 9. Someone who acted like a king without royal birth
  6. 10. Open space where people came for business and public gatherings
  7. 11. During this time period, bronze was discovered and revolutionized the way people made weapons and tools
  8. 12. Greek word for city-state
  9. 13. Upper-class or nobility who typically carried on through blood-lines