Across
- 4. A fort on a hilltop in the center of the polis where Greeks went for refuge when invaders attacked A place to honor local gods
- 9. A government in which a small group has control
- 12. Outside the acropolis and used for gathering, marketplace, debating issues, choosing officials, passing laws, carrying out business
- 14. A group of armed foot soldiers arranged close together in rows
- 17. Democracy A form of government in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
- 18. A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland
- 19. A Greek city-state that is made up of town or city and the surrounding city
- 20. The governor of a satrapy
Down
- 1. A Persian religion based on the belief of one god
- 2. A high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
- 3. A government by the people
- 5. A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
- 6. Era Time period following the death of Alexander the Great
- 7. The territory governed by a satrap
- 8. Part of an army in which soldiers ride horses
- 9. A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
- 10. A piece of land nearly surrounded by water
- 11. Democracy form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
- 13. Rules with total power
- 15. Enslaved people in ancient Sparta
- 16. Storyteller