lesson 1-4 study flashcards

Front

a --- is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides

Back

peninsula

Front

early civilization that developed on ---. (island southeast of Greek mainland)

Back

Crete

Front

Arthur Evans discovered a site called ---. It was an amazing palace of the king named ---.

Back

Knossos, Minos

Front

For people called, ---, --- was an important way to make a living.

Back

Minoans, trade

Front

Mycenaeans invaded --- Greece around 1900 BC

Back

mainland

Front

The Mycenaeans learned a great deal about --- culture from the traders who visited ---.

Back

Minoan, Crete

Front

• - Working with ---

• - Using the --- and --- to navigate the seas

• - To worship the --- --- which was the Minoans' chief goddess

Back

bronze

sun, stars

Earth Mother

Front

Next --- --- called the --- --- ---

- --- slowed down and poverty took hold

- farmers grew only enough --- to --- their families

- people forgot how to --- and --- so nothing was ---

Back

300 years, Dark Ages because

trade

food, feed

read, write, recorded

Front

Dorian warriors introduced --- weapons giving Greece more advanced technology and was also cheaper than the bronze ones.

Back

iron

Front

Increase in trade. This brought a new need for ---. It was adopted from the ---traders. The Greek alphabet has --- letters that stood for different sounds.

Back

writing, Phoenician, 24