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10 Cards in this Set
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Peninsula |
Chunk of land with water on 3 sides |
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Mediterranean Sea |
Largest body of water to the south of Europe
Most people live on the coast because of good farmlands |
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Loess |
Rich soil left behind by glaciers |
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Taiga |
Thick forest of coniferous trees
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Minoans |
Lived on the islands
Skilled sailors Developed writing and trade |
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Mycenaeans |
Lived on the mainlands Took over the Minoans Adopted their systems Collapsed for unknown reasons (1200 BC) |
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City-States |
City that controls surrounding villages and farmland
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cultural hearth |
Center of new ideas that spread
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Aristarchus |
Man who discovered that the Earth goes around Sun |
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Herodontus |
Father of history |
