Greece

2. A crucial, resource-rich, and heavily colonized extension.
3. A form of government in which citizens rule directly.
6. The temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens.
8. Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.
9. Alliance between Athens and many of its allied cities following the first attempted invasion of Perisa into Greece. Caused a lot of wealth to flow into Athens and thus contributed to the Athenian "golden age."
11. Civil war between Sparta and Athens. Athenians waited behind their walks while Spartans surrounded them. Plague hits Athens and eventually their fleet is destroyed and they are defeated.
12. A period of unparalleled cultural, political, and intellectual growth, marked by flourishing democracy.
14. Deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups.

1. The greatest historian of the ancient world.
4. The type of government where citizens elect officials to make the laws.
5. The surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender.
7. A widespread disease.
10. An aristocrat, created a council of 500 and helped form Athenian democracy.
13. A pause in fighting, temporary peace.