4.  Present day capital and largest city in Greece.  Greatest Greek civilization dating from 500 B.C.

6.  Largest Island of Greece  First Greek civilization found here  Site of the Minoan Culture

8. Site of Minos’ Palace on Crete that had many modern conveniences.

10.  Located off of the coast of Turkey  Colossus of Rhodes located there

12.  Waterway that had to be crossed by the Persian Army to attack the Greeks  Point at which Helen of Troy was captured starting the Trojan War  Connection to the Black Sea

14. Hellespont

15.  City that controlled Hellespont and all sea traffic to the Black Sea

17.  Extremely beautiful site of the Olympic games  Not an actual city; just a complex of stadiums, temples, theaters, etc…

19.  Highest point in Greece & home of the gods  Clouds and storms often seen around its peak

20.  Sacred spot in mountains; known as the most beautiful place in Greece  Dedicated to the god Apollo  Priestess was consulted at the oracle

22.  Greatest military city-state ever  One of the leading city-states of Ancient Greece

24.  Port city located on the isthmus connecting the Attica Peninsula and the Peloponnesus Peninsula  Paul wrote 2 letters to the people living there (1 st & 2 nd Corinthians)