| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Geography | mountainous |
| How mountains affected Greece | divided the people, not much land for farming |
| Location of Greece | southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, western edge of Asia Minor, extended into the Mediterranean Sea |
| Aegean Islands | islands where many people lived |
| Location near the sea | placed Greece at the crossroads of many cultures |
| Seas where Greece is located | Aegean Sea to the east, Ionian Sea to the west, Mediterranean Sea to the south |
| Low coastal regions | where many people lived, with rich soil and mild climate good for raising animals and crops |
| main crops of Greece | grapes, olives, grains (barley_ |
| Benefits of being close to the seas | Greeks became great sailors and traders |
| what trade allowed | Greeks could learn from toher cultures and allowed their ideas to spread |
| Benefits of trade | Greeks got alphabet and began using coins for money |
| independent communities in Greece | people in Greece developed many small and independent communities because the mountains divided them |
| language and religion | all communities spoke the same language and believed the same religion |
| travel between regions? | not much travel between regions in Greece |
| outdoor way of life | because of pleasant climate |
| examples of outdoor way of life | agoras (common feature among cities), watched open air theatres, political meetings, religious celebrations, sports and athletic competitions |
| Two early Greek Civilizations | Crete (Minoan) and Greek Mainland (Mycenae) |
| Minoan Civilization-when? | developed at the same time as the Nile River Valley |
| Crete | an island in the Mediterranean Sea--developed written language |
| Minoan civilization named after? | King Minos |
| Minoan Civilization--wealth/power/ | very wealthy from frade and powerful influence in the Aegean Island |
| Minoan civilization--grew weak/ | possibly from earthquakes |
| Mycenae civilization | replaced Crete as center of civilization |
| Mycenae civilization-walls? | surrounded city--kept it safe |
| Mycenae Civilization-ships | took plunder during wartime |
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