Early Greece

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Across
  1. 3. Greek city-state known for the start of democracy
  2. 5. ancient Greek soldier
  3. 6. an adjective meaning "austere" or "undecorated"
  4. 7. word for unskilled laborers in ancient Greece
  5. 11. ancient Greek philosopher who was put to death by poison for corrupting young men's minds
  6. 12. these grow on trees in Greece
  7. 14. area of Athens on highest ground where temples were built
  8. 16. painting on wet plaster walls
  9. 17. Greek battle formation
  10. 20. large island south of Greece where Minoans lived
  11. 22. German archaeologist who excavated ancient Troy in the 19th century
Down
  1. 1. city on Crete where the labyrinth palace was located
  2. 2. coastal region on the western end of Anatolia settled by Greeks
  3. 4. ancient Minoan script
  4. 8. small island north of Crete where a volcano erupted c.1500BC
  5. 9. Greek city-state
  6. 10. an Athenian archon who worked to improve the Athenian economy and develop political freedom for more Athenians
  7. 13. ancient Greek mathematician who worked out the value of "pi"
  8. 15. ancient Mycenaean script
  9. 18. famous-mythical king of the Mycenaeans
  10. 19. ancient Greek historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars
  11. 21. early culture from mainland Greece that took over Crete