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Chapter 8, Lesson 1

Geography of Ancient Greece


AB
peninsulaAn area of land almost entirely surrounded by water
harborA sheltered place along a coast used to protect boats and ships
Mediterranean SeaA large, almost landlocked arm of the Atlantic Ocean touching Europe, Asia, and Africa
CreteA Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece
RhodesA Greek island, lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea.
AtticaA peninsula in east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea on which Athens was built.
PeloponnesusA mountainous peninsula in southern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean Seas.
PhoeniciaAn ancient seafaring civilization located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.