Unit 31 (The Legacy of Ancient Greece)

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Across
  1. 3. The Greek ____________ included the footrace, discus throw, long jump, javelin throw, and wrestling.
  2. 4. / The word alphabet comes from the first two Greek letters of the Greek alphabet alpha and ___________.
  3. 9. / In United States, citizens elect ______________ to speak for them and create laws.
  4. 11. / The rules of English grammar, punctuation, and paragraphing are all based on ________ writing.
  5. 12. Greek scientist named Aristarchus was the first person to suggest that Earth revolves around the ________.
  6. 14. Ptolemy also designed a system of lines drawn on a map called latitude and ______________.
  7. 15. Pythagoras and Euclid made important advances in __________ that are still taught today.
  8. 16. Greek philosopher ____________ collected and grouped information about various types of animals and plants.
  9. 18. The notable Greek architectural features were the pediments, friezes, and __________.
Down
  1. 1. / __________ is often called the “father of medicine.”
  2. 2. / In Greek _____________, all citizens debated and voted on every issue.
  3. 5. ___________, the scientific study of outer space, comes from the Greek word for “star.”
  4. 6. / In the court system, the practice of citizens serving on ________ also began in Greece.
  5. 7. / The Greeks created drama, including both comedy and _________.
  6. 8. The first Olympics were held in 776 B.C.E. to honor the Greek god _______.
  7. 10. / Hippocrates believed that diseases had __________ causes.
  8. 13. / _________ was known as the "father of history".
  9. 17. Greek theaters were built as semicircles with rows of seats ________ steeply from the stage so that everyone in the audience could see and hear.