Greece: Key Terms Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. rule by a king or queen
  2. 6. King of the Gods; ruled from Mount Olympus
  3. 7. city-state strictly ruled by military force
  4. 8. a new territory with close ties to its homeland
  5. 11. one of the three seas that surround Greece
  6. 13. A government ruled by a few powerful people
  7. 14. captured people enslaved by the Spartans.
  8. 15. the birthplace of democracy; this city-state valued art, music and education.
Down
  1. 1. the highest point in Athens where temples were built for the gods and goddesses.
  2. 2. a group of people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.; leading city called Mycenae; took over the Minoans and adopted their culture, ship-building, etc.
  3. 4. Greek citizen soldiers
  4. 5. a government ruled by the people. Direct: EVERY citizen votes on laws; Representative: every citizen votes for representatives to vote on laws
  5. 9. Early Greeks who lived on the Mediterranean island of Crete
  6. 10. a Greek city-state
  7. 11. a meeting and marketplace in a Greek polis
  8. 12. famous temple to Athena in Athens, Greece
  9. 16. a ruler who seizes power by force