9.1 Flashcards
1
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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
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An ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece
9
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Minos
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Legendary King of the Minoan civilization
10
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Agora
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An outdoor marketplace in Ancient Greece
11
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Plunder
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Valuables taken in war
