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14 Cards in this Set
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BARD
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A poet composing/preaching about heroes.
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EPIC POEM
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A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero
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ARÊTE
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A hero strives for excellence; won in a struggle or contest.
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MINOANS
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A ancient civilization on Crete during the Bronze Age; made weapons from bronze; had a large palace complex on Knossos
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MYCENAEAN
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First Greek speaking people in the Aegean Sea; fortified palace centers; a warrior people cherished their heroic deeds and battles.
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HOMER
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Ancient Greek Epic poet of the Odyssey and Iliad.
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ILIAD
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Epic poem created by Homer, telling the story of the great Greek hero Achilles and Trojan War.
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ODYSSEY
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Epic poem composed by Homer.
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AEGEAN SEA
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An arm of the Mediterranean Sea off southeast Europe between Greece and Turkey.
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BLACK SEA
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An inland sea in southeastern Europe; connects to Mediterranean Sea through straits.
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CRETE
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Large island southeast of mainland Greece. Minoans lived here.
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IONIA
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Western shores of Asia Minor; is modern day Turkey.
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KNOSSOS
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A city on Crete with a enormous palace complex built by Minoans.
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TROY
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A city on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor. Believed to had been invaded by Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, according to Homer.
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