Unit 7: Ancient Greece

2. told stories about gods and goddesses
5. City-states that made up small communities in ancient Greece
6. a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
7. a god or goddess
8. Famous Greek scientist who calculated the value of pi and explained how levers worked
9. oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
11. A government ruled by a few powerful, wealthy people
13. Philosopher who believed everything could be explained by math; developed the Pythagorean theorem
14. a way of asking questions that is still used today
16. A government where citizens make decisions by voting

1. a leader who held power through the use of force
3. "Greek like" way of life that combined ideas and values drawn from the Mediterranean and Asia
4. A government ruled by a king or queen
10. Group of the most wealthy and privileged
12. Greek athletic contests held every 4 years to honor the god Zeus
15. plays performed during religious festivals