Ancient Greece Crossword

A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
A literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.
A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society
a philosophy which asserts that the greatest happiness in life is found in avoiding pain.
A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters
period when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek peoples of southwest Asia.
An inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past.
A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
branch of mathematics that shows how points, lines, angles, and surfaces relate to one another
way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves
Branch of mathematics that studies spheres and cylinders.
deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
The most popular Hellenistic philosophy; it involved strict discipline and an emphasis on helping others
A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
A public open space used for assemblies and markets
A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state.
Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.
high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
Spartan slave
A government ruled by a king or queen
A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
Formation of soldiers carrying shields close together for defense; any very close group of people
A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
Greek city-state
Government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
A governor of a province in ancient Persia
In ancient Greece, rulers who seized power by force but who ruled with the people's support; later came to refer to rulers who exercise brutal and oppressive power
A religion that developed in early Persia and stressed the fight between the forces of good and the forces of evil and how eventually the forces of good would prevail.