Across
- 1. a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy
- 3. a way of thinking that uses reason
- 7. useful material that comes from the land
- 9. a peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
- 11. government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
- 12. a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
- 13. a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives
- 14. a marketplace in ancient Greece
- 15. a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
- 17. conquered people by the Spartans who became slaves
- 19. a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
- 21. an established settlement away from the home country
Down
- 2. the art of designing buildings
- 4. a great ancient Greek philosopher who taught by asking his students thought-provoking questions
- 5. the temple built on the acropolis above Athens, honoring the goddess Athena
- 6. a sea that is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece
- 8. a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water
- 10. a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
- 12. the hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built
- 14. a city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece
- 16. a famous Greek philosopher and scientist known for classifying plants and animals
- 18. a person through whom a god or spirit is believed to speak about the future
- 20. a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person