TCI Lessons 18,19,20,and 21 Greece Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a measure of how far east or west a place on Earth is from an imaginary line that runs between the North and South Poles
  2. 7. in Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of government
  3. 8. the branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures
  4. 11. the hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built
  5. 15. a small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions
  6. 17. a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
  7. 18. a city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece
  8. 19. the art of writing, acting in, and producing plays
  9. 21. a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy
  10. 22. a marketplace in ancient Greece
  11. 23. a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
  12. 24. a traditional story that helps explain a culture’s beliefs
Down
  1. 1. athletic events, including horse races and chariot races, held as part of the festival called Panathenaea, honoring the goddess Athena
  2. 2. the temple built on the acropolis above Athens, honoring the goddess Athena
  3. 4. a peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
  4. 5. a measure of how far north or south a place on Earth is measured from the equator
  5. 6. a great leader who developed Athens’s culture, democracy, and power during its Golden Age
  6. 9. government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
  7. 10. the study of living things; their structure, growth, and function
  8. 12. a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
  9. 13. a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
  10. 14. a great ancient Greek philosopher who taught by asking his students thought-provoking questions
  11. 16. a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives
  12. 20. a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws