Chapter 9 Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
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Balkan Peninsula
A
A stretch of land that extends southwards into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
2
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Mediterranean Sea
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A large of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa
3
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Aegean Sea
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Separates Greece from the western edge of Asia known as 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
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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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Ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece
9
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King Minos
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Legendary King of the Minoan civilization in Crete
10
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Agora
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An outdoor mark place in ancient Greece
11
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Plunder
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Valuables taken in war
