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- 5. the basic law making body in a democracy, made up of a group of citizens
- 6. goddess of wisdom and war, patron goddess of Athens
- 8. another name for city-state used by the Greeks
- 11. Peninsula a stretch of land that extends southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- 12. Ancient Athenian leader who strove to make Athens the center of art and literature and who was responsible for building the Parthenon.
- 13. Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician whose ideas led to the field of geometry
- 16. Scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work
- 17. developed written code of Athenian law 620 BC
- 18. powerful military ships - on the bow was a bronze-tipped battering ram, which could easily slice through a wooden ship.
- 20. a type of government in which all power is held in the hands of one ruler, usually a military leader
- 21. a mountain in northern Greece thought by the ancient Greeks to be the home of their gods
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- 1. Queen of the gods
- 2. method an approach to teaching developed by the Greek philosopher, Socrates, which involves teaching people to think by asking questions
- 3. a government run by the people in which citizens make their laws
- 4. a government that is run by a few people, usually by members of rich, powerful families
- 7. Ancient Greek poet who composed two poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, about the Trojan War
- 9. sea goddesses in mythology that sang a lured sailors to their deaths.
- 10. Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the "father of medicine"
- 13. valuables taken in war
- 14. Goddess of love and beauty
- 15. King of the gods
- 19. a system of government ruled by a queen or a king; "one ruler"