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Chapter 4 Section 1.
Chapter 4 Section 1
Word | Definition |
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Knossos | an ancient Minoan city on the island of Crete |
Shrines | areas dedicated to the honor of gods and goddesses |
Frescoes | watercolor paintings done on wet plaster |
Trojan War | war that took place in 1250 BC between Mycenae and Troy, a rich trading city on present-day Turdey, that controlled the vital straits connecting the Mediterranean and Black Seas |
Strait | narrow water passages |
Homer | poet who wrote Iliad and Odyssey, and passed the poems along by singing them as he wandered from village to village |