9.1 The Geography of Greece Flashcards

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a stretch of land that extends southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea

A

Balkan Peninsula

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a large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa

A

Mediterranean Sea

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3
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the sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor

A

Aegean Sea

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4
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the western edge of Asia

A

Asia Minor

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5
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the sea that separates western Greece from southwestern Italy

A

Ionian Sea

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6
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an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; the center of Minoan civilization

A

Crete

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7
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an early city-state of Greece

A

Mycenae

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8
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ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece

A

Plato

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9
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legendary king of the Minoan civilization in Crete

A

King Minos

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10
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an outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece

A

agora

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11
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valuables taken in war

A

plunder

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