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Greece
World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Minoans | A group of people who lived on the Greek island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea during the Bronze Age 3000 BC to about 1100 BC |
| Mycenaeans | An ancient civilization that flourished in ancient Greece from 1575 to 1000 B.C. on the mainland of Greece. |
| City-state | A city with its own traditions and its own government and laws and is a separate independent state. |
| Ancient Athens | It is the birthplace of democracy and the heart of the Ancient Greek civilization. |
| Ancient Sparta | One of the most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece. It is famous for its powerful army and its battles. |
| Peninsula | a body of land with water on three sides |
| Colony | a group of people living in a new territory with close ties to their homeland |
| Polis | a Greek city-state |
| Agora | a gathering place or marketplace in ancient Greece. |
| Phalanx | a formation of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece |
| Acropolis | the upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city |