Set: Ancient Greece

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peninsula an area of land almost entirely surrounded by water
harbor a sheltered place along a coast used to protect bots and ships
Mediterranean Sea a large, almost landlocked arm of the Atlantic Ocean touching Europe, Asia, and Africa
Crete a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece
Rhodes a Greek island, lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea
Attica a peninsula in east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea in witch Athens was built
Peloponnesus a mountainous peninsula in southern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean Sea
Phoenicia An ancient seafaring civilization located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
polis a city-state in ancient Greece
acropolis a large hill in acient Greece where city residents sought shelter and saftey in times of war and met to discuss community affairs
agora a central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace and as a meeting place
citizen a person with certain rights and responsibities in his or her country or community
oligarchy a type of government in which a small gruop of citizens control decision-making
monarchy a government ruled by a king or a queen
democracy s system of government in which citizens vote to make government decision
colony a territory or community that is under the control of another country
Homer 700sBC Ancient Greek poet
Athens for many centuries the most powerful of all ancient Greek city-states; capital of present day Greece
Sparta the largest ancient Greek city-state, located on the southern Peloponnesus
Mount Olympus the higest mountain in Greece, where the ancient Greeks believed many of their gods and godesses lived
peninsula an area of land almost entirely surrounded by water
harbor a sheltered place along a coast used to protect bots and ships
Mediterranean Sea a large, almost landlocked arm of the Atlantic Ocean touching Europe, Asia, and Africa
Crete a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece
Rhodes a Greek island, lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea
Attica a peninsula in east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea in witch Athens was built
Peloponnesus a mountainous peninsula in southern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean Sea
Phoenicia An ancient seafaring civilization located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
polis a city-state in ancient Greece
acropolis a large hill in acient Greece where city residents sought shelter and saftey in times of war and met to discuss community affairs
agora a central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace and as a meeting place
citizen a person with certain rights and responsibities in his or her country or community
oligarchy a type of government in which a small gruop of citizens control decision-making
monarchy a government ruled by a king or a queen
democracy s system of government in which citizens vote to make government decision
colony a territory or community that is under the control of another country
Homer 700sBC Ancient Greek poet
Athens for many centuries the most powerful of all ancient Greek city-states; capital of present day Greece
Sparta the largest ancient Greek city-state, located on the southern Peloponnesus
Mount Olympus the higest mountain in Greece, where the ancient Greeks believed many of their gods and godesses lived

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Creator Summerrdarlingx3
Created January 19, 2008
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Tag greece
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  1. acropolis → a large hill in acient Greece where city residents sought shelter and saftey in times of war and met to discuss community affairs - 2 misses
  2. Sparta → the largest ancient Greek city-state, located on the southern Peloponnesus - 2 misses
  3. Rhodes → a Greek island, lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea - 2 misses
  4. Crete → a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece - 1 miss
  5. Rhodes → a Greek island, lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea - 1 miss
  6. Attica → a peninsula in east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea in witch Athens was built - 1 miss
  7. oligarchy → a type of government in which a small gruop of citizens control decision-making - 1 miss