Greek Terms

2. The honor, status, or respect a Greek citizen earned in society
3. The king of the Olympian gods and ruler of the sky and thunder
4. The ancient Greek household, family unit, and estate
6. The central open-air marketplace and gathering square in a Greek city
8. A heavily armed citizen-soldier of ancient Greece who fought in a phalanx
10. The ancient Greek concept of excellence or fulfilling one's highest potential
11. A fortified citadel built on a high hill in a Greek city, such as in Athens
12. A form of government where power is held by a single ruler, such as a king

1. The love of wisdom; the study of knowledge, reality, and existence
5. A self-governing ancient Greek city-state
7. A non-Greek speaker whose language sounded like gibberish to the Greeks
8. Dangerous overconfidence or excessive pride that defied the gods
9. A system of government where rule is by the people, pioneer-developed in Athens