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Kunz Unit 3A Greece
Kunz - Geography of Ancient Greece
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| An area of land surrounded on three sides by water? | peninsula |
| A settlement in a distant place? | colony |
| Trade, or economic activity, that takes place using the sea for transportation? | maritime trade |
| A small community or village? | settlement |
| An early city that was like a small independent country with its own laws and government? | city-state |
| A person who makes money by selling goods? | merchant |
| A neighboring kingdom north of the ancient Greeks? | Macedonia |
| The central region of ancient Greece where the city-state of Athens was located? | Attica |
| The southern region of Greece, a peninsula, where the city-states of Sparta, Mycenae, and Olympia were located? | Peloponnesus |
| Large empire to the east of Greece that wanted to take over Greece and its trade routes? | Persia |
| (Modern-day Turkey) Region of land on the eastern side of the Aegean Sea, where Troy and many Greek colonies were located? | Asia Minor |
| Largest island in the Mediterranean Sea with rich farmland? Location of one of Greece’s earliest civilizations, the Minoans, who were a highly advanced and peaceful society. | Crete |
| The long, narrow, body of water between Europe and Asia, that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea? | Hellespont |
| Large body of water located between Europe and Africa? | Mediterranean Sea |
| Body of water located between Greece and Turkey, containing hundreds of small islands? | Aegean Sea |
| Large in-land sea located north of modern-day Turkey and east of Bulgaria? In ancient times, this was a region with rich minerals resources. | Black Sea |
| One of the earliest and strongest Greek city-states, known for its dedication to learning and the arts, as well as the development of democracy? | Athens |
| A Greek city-state known for its dedication to military training and strict lifestyle? | Sparta |
| A Greek settlement in Asia Minor made famous in Homer’s story of the Trojan War? | Troy |
| Ancient kingdom located on the Peloponnesus that was very powerful between 1400 and 1100 BC? | Mycenae |