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History Chapter 9
Minoans and Mycenaeans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| labyrinth | maze |
| bull leaping | Minoan bullfighting |
| parchment | material made from thin animal skin used for windows and as paper |
| shrines | sacred places to worship |
| The Iliad | A long poem about the Trojan War |
| The Odyssey | A poem about the wanderings of Odysseus and it is based on songs and legends |
| Homer | A blind Greek poet who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey |
| megaron | square room in the center of a Mycenaean palace |
| tenants | people who live and work on someone else’s land |
| Mount Olympus | the place where the Greeks believed their gods and goddesses lived |