Greek Crossword XJG

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  1. 3. Free adult males who were citizens could take part in the government. This was the birth of democracy.
  2. 4. Greek name Hera,Roman name ____.
  3. 6. Years before Alexander became great, his father _____ was at work transforming the Macedonian army.
  4. 8. He paid special attention to that of ______, who had defeated Sparta.
  5. 9. During its golden age, Athens became a city of ______.
  6. 13. Eris snuck into the wedding and threw a golden _____ into the room.
  7. 16. Greek name Hermes, Roman name _______.
  8. 17. The Greek city of Philippi was named after Philip. This city is what the _______ book "Philippians" is named after.
  9. 18. He then equipped the army with the ______, a 20 foot spear.
  10. 20. Though Sparta won the war, they were _______ from the war, and began to decline.
  11. 22. Once Odysseus finally makes it home, he must also deal with the ______, or those who have been trying to take his throne as king.
  12. 24. Like the ______ war, the Odyssey takes place over 10 years.
  13. 25. The Greeks fight a ___ year war with the Trojans.
  14. 26. Unlike the wealthy city of Athens, Sparta tried to create a simple society without ______.
  15. 27. While at the beginning of the Persian Wars (490 BC) their were about 8,000 _______, about 100 years later their were only about 700.
  16. 29. Another word for Greeks
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  1. 1. The author of the Iliad is _____.
  2. 2. Odysseus is trapped in a cave by Polyphemas, a one-eyed ________.
  3. 5. We learn the fate of king Agamemnon, who was killed by his ____.
  4. 7. Greek name Aphrodite, Roman name _____.
  5. 10. After the battle, a runner from the Greeks ran about 25 miles to ______ to deliver the news.
  6. 11. Like all Greeks, the Spartans fought in a phalanx formation.
  7. 12. Greek name Zeus, Roman name _______.
  8. 14. Odysseus sails for home and longs to see his wife _________.
  9. 15. After the Battle of ______, the Persians sent a much larger army under King Xerxes.
  10. 16. Greek name Ares, Roman name ____.
  11. 19. Athens became a leader in Greece during the _____ Wars.
  12. 21. When Philip became ____, he drafted 4,000 men to serve in the army full time as professional soldiers
  13. 23. This led to many joining an alliance led by _____.
  14. 28. ____: Name for household cleaner.