Across
- 6. City on a hill built by Pericles that contains the temple the Parthenon
- 10. City-fortress on the Peloponnese peninsula that was home to an ancient civilization
- 12. Type of drama with a happy ending
- 16. Money, it makes trade easier
- 20. Messenger of the gods
- 21. Greek people who settled lands such as the Black Sea, Italy, France, and Spain after the Dark Ages
- 23. Animal that appears on a 3,000-year old gate
- 25. Minoan writing system based on syllables
- 26. Being able to vote, pass laws, hold public office, and defend yourself in court are all the ________ Greek citizens had
- 27. Home of Aristotle & Alexander
- 29. War between Athens and Sparta that the historian Thucydides fought in and weakened both city-states
- 32. Crop grown in ancient Greece that you can make beer from
- 37. Number of heads Hades' dog Cerberus had
- 38. Sparta had two of these
- 39. Sea God
- 40. Increased during the dark ages
- 41. Another fruit grown in ancient Greece
- 43. Country in Asia Minor that the Minoans traded with
- 44. City-state
- 47. God of war
- 48. Narrow pass where the Spartans held off the Persians until they were betrayed
- 49. Persian leader who wanted revenge for his father Darius
- 50. Fruit grown in ancient Greece
Down
- 1. Ancient Greek drama that asked if it was better to do the right thing or to follow orders
- 2. Age in Sparta where women would get married and men would join the army
- 3. City-state on the eastern side of the Greek peninsula where women spent most of their time at home
- 4. Where Spartan boys would go at the age of 7
- 5. City in Asia Minor which was conquered by King Agamemnon
- 7. What you could be in Athens if you were an adult free man who was born there and owned land
- 8. Large sea to the south of Greece
- 9. South and East Asian religion whose sculptures were influenced by Greek art
- 11. Empire founded by Cyrus the Great
- 13. Greece has a lot of these including the Pindos
- 14. Island that was home to Minoan civilization
- 15. Home of a Minoan city / palace
- 17. Island where the Colossus was built
- 18. Ferryman who would take you across the River Styx to the underworld
- 19. What Herodotus was the father of
- 22. Liked to ask his students questions
- 24. Country in Africa that the Minoans traded with
- 28. Sun God
- 30. Mountain the most important gods lived on
- 31. God of the underworld
- 33. Philosopher who studied at Plato's Academy
- 34. Sea to the west of the Greek peninsula
- 35. Type of story written by Aesop
- 36. Sea to the east of the Greek peninsula
- 37. Type of ruler who replaced the unpopular land-grabbing nobles
- 42. Place where the oracle was located
- 45. City-State in the southern half of the Peloponnese peninsula
- 46. Zeus's sister-wife
