7-1 Vocabulary

A system of symbols representing sounds

• Peloponnesus
• Phoenicians
• Alphabet
• Mainland

The peninsula that forms the south part of Greece

• Peninsula
• Peloponnesus
• Isthmus
• Phoenicians

Broke down or ended suddenly

• Mainland
• Rugged
• Founded
• Collapsed

Strip of land that connects two landmasses

• Peninsula
• Peloponnesus
• Isthmus
• Phoenicians

Main part of a country or territory

• Alphabet
• Mainland
• Rugged
• Founded

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

• Peloponnesus
• Isthmus
• Phoenicians
• Mainland

Having a rough, jagged, or uneven surface

• Peloponnesus
• Mainland
• Rugged
• Founded

Body of land nearly surrounded by water

• Peninsula
• Alphabet
• Mainland
• Rugged

Established; brought into being

• Peloponnesus
• Rugged
• Founded
• Collapsed