Rise of Greek Civilization

2. the governor of a province in ancient Persia
4. a government in which a small group has control
6. a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland
7. plains where the first battle of Greco-Persian war
9. a form of democracy in which all citizens participate firsthand in the decision-making process
12. enslaved people in ancient Sparta
13. a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
14. an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
15. a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
17. Spartan king who lead the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae
18. made Athens a more democratic state
19. someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes

1. a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
3. a high-ranking government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
5. a Persian religion based on the belief of one god
8. the territory governed by an official known as a satrap
10. a gathering place/marketplace
11. a piece of land surround by water on three sides
13. a Greek city-state
16. Her beauty and intellect made her a democratic Greek rockstar