Chapter 11: Ancient Greece Crossword Puzzle Across 1. Home of gods, goddesses (2 words) 5. Greek for "city-state" 6. A long story poem 7. One of the three "highways of water" bordering Greece (2 words) 8. Games honoring a god 11. Person who takes power illegally 12. Military houses 13. Greek reformer also know for his poetry 15. A Greek with the right to participate in government 16. Sparta's strength 17. Rowing ships Down 2. Gave Greeks their alphabet 3. Conflict that brought city-states together (2 words) 4. What Greeks ate often 8. Rule by the few 9. Stories that explain beliefs 10. Limited democracy began here 14. Ruler of the Greek gods Ancient Civilizations © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.