Greeks and Romans Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• polis: greek city-state that normally had a king and a temple on a hill dedicated to a god or goddess
• athens: birthplace of democracy and the head of the delian league
• paxromana: a period of peace throughout the roman empire that allowed for free trade and safe travels
• republic: a form of government in which people vote for representatives who make laws
• christianity: a new religion during the roman empire whose followers were persecuted and punished
• constantine: the first roman emperor to convert to and endorse christianity
• dorian: to be a full citizen in sparta, one had to be a free male, have _ ancestry, and military experience
• plebian: this social class in rome was made up of the poor and middle class who had to have an occupation
• patrician: wealthy landowners in rome who passed laws and could be part of the senate
• consuls: two of these were elected each year and functioned like administrators...one for the military and one for rome
• octavian: became the first real emperor of rome and changed his name to augustus
• cleopatra: had romantic relationships with both julius caesar and mark antony
• suicide: how mark antony died
• trojan: the war that made achilles, ajax, hector, and ulysses famous
• persian: xerces the great led his invasion forces into greece in the _ war that included the battle of marathon
• alexander: took over the macedonian army at age 20 when his father was murdered
• socrates: a philosopher who was put to death for corrupting minds and stirring up trouble
• hellenism: a period known for cultural diffusion and trad among all parts of alexander's empire
• triumvirate: a government that has power shared among 3 leaders
• emperor: in the years after the fall of the republic, rome was known to have several of these who were crazy