Vocabulary words for Chapter 7 Sections 1&2

body of land nearly surrounded by water

peninsula that forms the southern part of Greece

strip of land that connects two landmasses

people of Southwest Asia who began to trade around 1100 B.C.

system of symbols representing sounds

short story that usually involves animals and teaches a moral

highest mountain in Greece ; home of the Greek gods, according to myth

stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world

games held every four years

long poems about a hero's adventures