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Tri2 vocab
first 33 words
| Word | WORD |
|---|---|
| PENINSULA-AN AREA OF LAND SUROUNDED BY WATER ON THREE SIDES | CITY-STATE-A CITY WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT AND LAWS |
| COLONY-A SETTLEMENT BY A CITY-STATE OR COUNTRY | BLACK SEA- |
| MARITIME TRADE-SEA TRADE NETWORK OR TRADE ACROSS THE SEA | TYRRHENIAN SEA- |
| MERCHANTS-PERSON WHO BUYS OR SELLS GOODS FOR A PROFIT;PERSON WHO RUNS A STORE OR BUSINESS | ATHENS-THE CAPITAL CITY OF GREECE |
| PELOPONNESUS-LOWER GREEK PENINSULA | SPARTA-AN ANCIENT CITY-STATE IN GREECE |
| PERSIA-THE GREAT EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST ASIA | TROY-ANCIENT CITY IN NORTHWESTERN ANATOLIA;THE SIT OF THE MYTHICAL TROJAN WAR |
| ASIA MINOR-A PENINSULA IN WESTERN ASIA,BETWEEN THE BLACK SEA AND THE MEDITERRAINIAN SE; THE SITE OF PRENSENT DAY EASTERN TURKEY | ILIAD-A GREEK EPIC, CREDITED TO THE POET HOMER,TELLING ABOUT QUARRELS AMONG GREEK LEADERS IN THE LAST YEAR OF THE TROJAN WAR |
| CRETE- | ODYSSEY-A GREEK EPIC, CREDITED TO THE POET HOMER,DECRIBING THE ADVENTURES OF THE HERO ODYSSEUS AFTER THE TROJAN WAR |
| HELLESPONT- | DEMOCRACY-A FORM OF GOVERNMENTIN WITCH CITIZENS GOVER THEM SELVES |
| MEDITERAINEAN SEA-THE LARGE SEA THAT SEPARATES EUROPE AND AFRICA | ARISTOCRATS-A MEMBER OF A RICH AND POWERFUL FAMILY |
| ADRIATIC SEA- | TYRANT-A LEADER WHO TAKES POWER WITH THE SUPORT OF THE MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASSES |
| IONIAN SEA- | KNOSSOS- |
| PROXIMITY- | MINOAN- |
| CUTRUAL DIFFUSION- | DARDANELLES- |
| MYCENAE- | BOSPORUS- |
| SALON- ATHENIAN STATESMAN;MADE ATHENS MORE DEMOCRATIC | SEA OF MARMARA- |
| ASSIMILATION- |