Ancient Greece Crossword Puzzle

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The early Greek city-state made up of a city and surrounding and run like an independent country.

The earliest Greek stories.

From Central Asia, invaders of the Greek mainland whose leaders became the first Greek kings

Considered the greatest historian of the ancient world.

a great militart leader and ruler who helped spread Greek art,ideans, language, and architecture throughout SW Asia and Nothern Africa.

Traditional stories about gods and heroes

A best-known writer of Greek comedies.

Study of the nature and meaning of life.

A story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story.

A Greek philosopher and teacher whose ideas shared our ideas about modern governments and how to study science.

An island that lies SE of the Greek mainland

Presian leader who united his people into a powerful empire from 559-535 B.C. which became the largest to exist at this time

A form of government in which a small group of people hols power.

The Greek philosopher who invented the teaching method still used today.

The golden ages of the Athens occured under his leadership.

System of government in which citizens elect a smaller group to make laws and decisions on their behalf.

A poet who wrote Lliad and the Odyssey.

A person who struggles to overcome difficulties but fails.

A settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to it's homeland.

In the early Greek city-state an open area that served as both a market and meeting place.

A Greek writer who wrote the history of the Persian Wars.

The 12 most important gods and goddesses lived on this highest mountain in Greece.

A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.

A short tale that teaches a lesson.

System of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters.

A story that ends happily.

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