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CLASSICAL GREECE module 5

Across
Rule by small group of landowning nobles
King of Macedonia beginning 359BC
City-state/ fundamental political unit in ancient Greece
Art that portrays ideal beauty, not realism
Battle between Greeks and Trojans lasting 10 years
Rule by a few powerful people
War between city-states Athens and Sparta
Situations/crude humor making fun of politics/respected people and ideas
Son of Philip II who became king at age of 20
Greatest Greek storyteller
Blend of Egyptian, Persian, Indian, and Greek culture
Invented method for arguing according to rules of logic
Egyptian city/foremost center of commerce/Hellenistic civilization
Father of Geometry
Persian king defeated by Alexander the Great
Traditional stories about Greek gods
Believed absolute standards exist for truth and justice
Peasants forced to stay on land they worked
Down
Citizens rule directly and NOT through representatives
Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
Military formation of foot soldiers with spears and shields
Seekers of truth/lovers of wisdom
Believed chosen ruler should be philosopher-king
Serious drama about love, hate, war, betrayal
Estimated the value of pi
Rule by the people
Fortified hilltop, agora, or marketplace
Fought between Greece and Persian Empire around 490BC
Sea raiders invaded Greece around 1200BC
Indo-Europeans settled in Greece around 2000BC
Rule by a single king
Kingdom just north of Greece
Leaders who worked for interests of ordinary people
Largest Hellenistic statue located on island of Rhodes