9.1 Flashcards
A stretch of land that expands southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Balkan Peninsula
a large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Mediterranean sea
the sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor.
Aegean sea
the western edge of Asia.
Asia Minor
the sea that separates Western Greece from Southeastern Italy.
lonian sea
an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea; the center of Minoan civilization.
Crete
an early city-state of Greece.
Mycenae
ancient Greek philosopher and disciples of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece.
Plato
Legendary King of the Minoan civilization in Crete.
King Minos
an outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece.
agora
valuable taken in war.
plunder