Across
- 3. A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields
- 6. an alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians
- 8. way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves
- 9. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
- 10. a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
- 14. a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
- 16. An educated guess
- 18. Spartan slave
- 19. A government ruled by a few powerful people
- 21. A city-state in ancient Greece
- 22. A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
- 23. A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
- 24. society organized for the purpose of waging war
Down
- 1. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- 2. Farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops
- 4. A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
- 5. A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
- 7. a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
- 9. foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan
- 11. Cruel and oppressive government or rule
- 12. Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great
- 13. an advanced state of development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions
- 15. in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus
- 17. Wars fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies; came in two stages, the first from c. 460-446 BCE and the second and more significant war from 431-404 BCE. With battles occurring at home and abroad, the long and complex conflict was damaging to both sides but Sparta, with financial help from Persia, finally won the conflict by destroying the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami in 405 BCE.
- 20. Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government (who gets what, when, and how)