This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ancient Civilizations has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
He is a blind man that wrote traditional stories about Greeks
A war fought by Mycenaean’s against city of Troy in 1200s B.C.
Traditional stories about gods
People that settled on the Greek mainland
A new group of people that may have been distant relatives of the Bronze Age Greeks
A government ruled by a few powerful people
A government ruled by a king
A government ruled by people
A powerful person, usually a wealthy citizen, that sometimes seized the government by appealing to the common people for support
The 18th king of Macedonia
A young powerful emperor, king and army leader
A philosopher that was taught by Plato
Greek values of harmony, order, balance and proportion
“Lovers of wisdom” or good thinkers
A series of battles between Greece and the Persian empire
Peasants that were forced to stay on the land they worked
A fundamental political unit in Ancient Greece
Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
A marketplace on top of a hill where citizens go to discuss city government
A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war or betrayal