Ch. 9 Lessons 1,2,3,4 Flashcards
Balkan peninsula
a stretch of land that extends southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
a large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa
Aegean Sea
the sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor
Asian Minor
the western edge of Asia
Ionian Sea
the sea that separates western Greece from southeastern Italy
Crete
an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; the center of Minoan civilization
Mycenae
an early city-state of Greece
Plato
Ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece
King Minos
not in book??????
agora
an outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece
plunder
valuables taken in war
Troy
a city on the western coast of Asia Minor; site of the legendary Trojan War
Mount Olympus
a mountain in northern Greece thought by ancient Greeks to be the home of their gods
Athens
a city-state that was the best example of ancient Greek democracy; the capital of modern Greece
Sparta
an ancient Greek city-state that was under strict military rule
Homer
Ancient Greek poet composed two poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, about the Trojan War
Pericles
Ancient Athenian leader who strove to make Athens the center of art and literature and who was responsible for building the Parthenon
myth
a traditional story that may include gods and goddesses and often tries to explain events in nature
immortal
to live forever