| Term | Definition |
|---|
| megaron | rectangular reception hall with columnar facade vestibule |
| Thera(Santorini) | volcanic island with Minoan ruins |
| tholos | ancient circular tomb |
| labyrinth | intricate plan and scores of rooms; like a maze |
| Sir Arthur Evans | excavated on Crete |
| Schliemann | excavator of Troy and Mycenae |
| Cyclades | group of islands in Aegean Sea |
| Grave Circle A | Mycenaen tombs of kings and families |
| Cyclopean wall | constructed of gigantic irregular blocks |
| Aegean | sea between Greece and Asia Minor |
| krater | bowl for mixing wine and water |
| citadel | fortress that commands a city |
| Pausanias | Greek traveler and guidebook author |
| Knossos | Minoan capital city |
| Tiryns | Mycenaean fortified city |
| relieving triangle | an area above a lintel designed to lighten the load |
| dromos | the passage into a beehive tomb |
| repousse' | metalworking technique |
| niello | black metallic alloy |
| corbeled vault | constructed of overlapping stone courses |
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