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Greece

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word that describes Greece's landscape mountainous
A small strip of land that connects two larger areas of land isthmus
What sea is to the West of Greece? Ionian Sea
What sea is south of Greece? Mediterranean
Greece is surrounded by many ________. islands
Greece and Turkey are separated by what sea? Mediterranean
Name three things the Greek gained through sea trade. resources, products, ideas
The Phoenician traders probably introduced what to the Greeks? their alphabet
What skill did the Greeks aquire that allowed their sea trade to grow? fighting on the sea
Few crops could be grown in Ancient Greece because __________. of thin soil and dry climate.
The main crops of Ancient Greece were what? olives and grapes
What were olives used for? food, olive oil (cooking and lamp fuel), major export item
What were grapes used for? food (fruit and leaves) wine which was an export item
What did archaeologists discover on Crete that tell much about the Minoans? palaces
What are three things that might be the cause of the decline of the Minoan civiliation? fire, earthquake, or invaders
What is the process by which a culture takes ideas from other culture? cultural borrowing
From whom did the Mycenaeans borrow ideas about art, writing, and religion? Minoans
What feature did Mycenaeans add their palaces that the Minoans didn't have? walls around the palace
What are some reasons that might have cause the decline of the Mycenaean civilization? Dorian warriors, invaders, internal fighting
Why did Mycenaeans change the customs they borrowed from the Minoans? to make them fit their culture better
A long story-poem is called a what? epic
Who wrote the famous Greek epics "Iliad" and "Odyssey"? Homer
How did Homer keep alive the memory of Mycenae? epics and other stories
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