Greek Civilization and Geography

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Separated the villages of the Greeks and caused them to create their own governments and ways of life

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Mountains & Seas

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Sea that separates Greece from the southern part of Italy (west of Greece)

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Ionian Sea

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Smaller sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor

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Aegean Sea

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Present-day Turkey known as during early Greek civilization

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Asia Minor

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Largest mountain range of Greece

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Pindos Mountains

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Tallest mountain in Greece at nearly 10,000 feet

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Mount Olympus

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Possibly ended the Minoan civilization in about 1600 BC

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Volcano & tsunamis

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Volcano that may have destroyed Minoan crops and cities in about 1600 BC

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Mt. Thera

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Civilization that replaced Minoan as a sea-faring power by the 1500s

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Phoenicians

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High hill overlooking a Greek-city state

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Acropolis