| Term | Definition |
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peninsula |
an area of land almost entirely surrounded by water |
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harbor |
a sheltered area of water, a safe docking place for ships |
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mediterranean sea |
a sea that is almost completely enclosed by land that touches Europe, Asia, and Africa |
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crete |
an island of southeast Greece in the eastern Mediterranean sea |
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rhodes |
A Greek island, lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea |
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attica |
A peninsula in east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea on which Athens was built |
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peloponnesus |
A mountainous peninsula in southern Greece between the lonian and Aegean seas. |
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phoenicia |
An ancient seafaring civilization located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. |