Grades 4-8
• 3 levels of difficulty
• Vocab review
By Katherine Parkhurst
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Athenian Government Crossword
Use the across and down clues to fill in the matching blanks of the crossword.
Unscramble the letters in the circles to make a bonus related word.
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Bonus word:
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Across
1) Free man born
outside the city; foreigner
5) A city and its
surrounding area
8) group who proposed laws
and was responsible for
day to day running of state
(4 words)
11) wealthy property
owner
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Down
2) government of a ruler
who has taken power by
force
3) not considered citizens;
sometimes were prisoners
of war
4) Main governing body of
Athens; at least 6,000 people
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6)! Self-governing region
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7) Rule by one person, a king
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9)! government ruled by a few
!wealthy people
! freemen who can participate
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in government
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Athenian Government Crossword
Use the across and down clues to fill in the matching blanks of the crossword.
Match the letters in the circles to make a bonus related word. The number under the
space matches the clue the letter is in.
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Bonus word:
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Across
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6) Self-governing region
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7)! Rule by one person, a king
5) A city and its
3) not considered citizens;
surrounding area
9)! government ruled by a few
sometimes were prisoners
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8) group who proposed laws
of war
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and was responsible for
10)! freemen who can participate
day to day running of state 4) Main governing body of
in government
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Athens; at least 6,000 people
(4 words)
1) Free man born
outside the city; foreigner
11) wealthy property
owner
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2) government of a ruler
who has taken power by
force
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Athenian Government Crossword
Use the across and down clues to fill in the matching blanks of the crossword.
Match the letters in the circles to make a bonus related word. The number under the
space matches the clue the letter is in.
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Word Bank
Democracy
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Polis
Citizen
Monarchy
Slave
Metic
City-state
Monarchy
Aristocrat
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Assembly
Council of Five Hundred
Across
1) Free man born
outside the city; foreigner
5) A city and its
surrounding area
8) group who proposed laws
and was responsible for
day to day running of state
(4 words)
11) wealthy property
owner
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Down
2) government of a ruler
who has taken power by
force
3) not considered citizens;
sometimes were prisoners
of war
Bonus word:
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"8"""""3"""""4""""""5"""""1""""10""""6"""""9"""""2"
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6)! Self-governing region
7)! Rule by one person, a king
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9)! government ruled by a few
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4) Main governing body of
Athens; at least 6,000 people 10)! freemen who can participate
in government
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Athenian Government Crossword
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