9-1 Flashcards
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Balkan Peninsula
A
a stretch of land that extends southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
2
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Mediterranean Sea
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a large body of water bordered by Europe Asia and Africa
3
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Aegean Sea
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the sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor
4
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Asia Minor
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the western edge of Asia
5
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Ionian Sea
A
the sea that separates western Greece from southeastern Italy
6
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Crete
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an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the center of Minoan civilization
7
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Mycenae
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an early city-state of Greece
8
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Plato
A
Ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers
9
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King Minos
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Legendary King of the Minoan civilizations in Crete
10
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agora
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an outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece
11
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plunder
A
valuates taken in a war
