13 terms

Terms	Definitions
city-state	included a central city (called a polis) and surrounding villages
polis	a central city
Aegean Sea	sea between Greece and Turkey
oligarchy	a government ruled by a few powerful people
philosopher	A person who studies and thinks about why the world is the way it is
Aristotle	A philosopher that taught Alexander the Great
Alexander The Great	An excellent military leader whose armies conquered vast new territories
cultivate	To prepare land for growing crops
Mediterranean Sea	The sea that is off the southern coast of Europe
peninsula	A body of land surrounded by water on three sides
fjord	A long narrow deep inlet
Ural Mountains	Along Europe's Eastern boarder, these mountains divide the continent from Asia.
plain	A large, flat area of land, usually without many trees.

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