Ancient Greece Crossword Puzzle
History crossword with 12 ancient Greece terms
Ancient Greece Crossword Puzzle
History crossword with 12 ancient Greece terms
Across
- 1.Famous temple on the Acropolis in Athens
- 3.Tall pillar that holds up a Greek temple
- 7.Long race named for a Greek town
- 8.Three-pronged spear of the sea god
- 9.Greek city known for its warriors
- 12.Athletic games that began in ancient Greece
Down
- 2.Mountain said to be home of the Greek gods
- 4.Ancient story explaining the world or gods
- 5.Fruit and tree important to Greek life
- 6.Open-air place where Greek plays were performed
- 10.Greek city famous for learning and art
- 11.The study of wisdom and big questions
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What is a Crossword?
A STEM crossword uses subject-area vocabulary as the answer words. Each clue defines a term from the featured field — biology, physics, chemistry, math, or computer science.
How to solve it
Start with clues whose answers you know for certain — filled letters unlock adjacent clues. Use the crossing letters to confirm uncertain answers.
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About this puzzle
Free printable ancient Greece crossword — 12 history terms about Greek life, myth, and learning. Educational social studies puzzle, instant PDF download.
- Difficulty: Medium
- Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
- Free to download, print, and use
- Commercial use allowed for KDP publishers
Step-by-step: solving the Ancient Greece Crossword Puzzle
- Print the PDF. Download and print the free STEM crossword PDF. The grid and clue list are on page one.
- Start with confident clues. Read every across and down clue. Fill in the answers you know for certain — these unlock crossing letters.
- Use intersections to confirm. When you're not sure about a clue, check the crossing letters from a confirmed answer. Spelling is a strong constraint.
- Verify with the answer key. Compare the finished grid to the answer key on the second page.
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