Across
- 2. moved into the war-torn countryside
- 5. war for many years historians thought that the legendary stories of _____ was totally fictional
- 7. art their values of harmony order balance and proportion became the standard of what is called
- 10. democracy a form of government in which citizens rule directly
- 11. was the fundamental political unit in ancient Greece
- 12. narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
- 13. an independent trading city located in Anatolia
- 15. called a king ruled by government called a
- 16. war between the two city states that started
- 18. rule by the people
- 19. traditional stories about their gods
- 20. became the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world
- 23. contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor
Down
- 1. wars between Greece and Persian empire
- 3. these rulers were called this
- 4. believed in absolute standards did exist for truth and justice
- 5. was a serious drama about common themes such as love hate war or betrayal
- 6. some people who settled on the Greek mainland around 200 b.c were later known as the _______
- 8. questioned the nature of the world and of human belief
- 9. wrote down the conversations of Socrates
- 13. oceans were important routes for the Greek people
- 14. a government ruled by few powerful people
- 17. meaning lovers of wisdom
- 21. citizens gathered to discuss city government
- 22. he wrote the itlia
