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| Minoans | early Greek people from Crete |
| Crete | island south of Greece, home of the Minoans |
| Knossos | largest city on island of Crete |
| House of the Double Ax | palace of Minoan king at Knossos |
| Mother Earth | main Minoan god, made plants grow and brough children into the world |
| Theseus | legendary Greek prince who killed the Minotaur |
| Minotaur | Minoan monster with bull's head and a man's body |
| bull leaping | Minoan form of bull fighting |
| labyrinth | maze, network of paths where it is easy to get lost |
| parchment | thin animal skin used for window coverings |
| shrines | sacred places to worship gods |
| frescoes | water color paintings made on damp plaster walls |
| Mycenaeans | early Greek settlers from southern Russia |
| Troy | major trading city on west coast of Asia Minor |
| Homer | blind Greek poet who wrote epic poems, the Illiad and the Odyssey |
| The Illiad | epic poem about the Trojan War |
| The Odyssey | epic poem about Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War |
| Dorians | people who conquered the Mycenaeans after the Trojan War |
| Ionia | Mycenaean settlements along the coast of Asia Minor |
| Hellenes | name given to Greeks after Dark Age |
| megaron | square room in palace with fireplace in its center |
| tenants | people who work on another person's land |
| civil wars | wars between opposing groups of people within the same country |
| Trojan Horse | large wooden horse with Greek soldiers hidden inside; they captured Troy |
| Dark Age | time period of wandering and killing after the Trojan War |
| Illium | another name for the city of Troy |
| 2800 B. C. | Minoan Civilization begins on Crete |
| Mount Juktas | place where Minoan priest-kings learned what the the Gods wanted |
| 2000 B. C. | Mycenaeans settle in Southern Greece |
| 800 B. C. | end of Mycenaean Dark Age |
| Aegean Sea | body of water named for King Aegeus |
| 1400 B. C. | Mycnaeans in control of Mediterranean |
| 1200 B. C. | start of Trojan War (Mycenaeans attack Troy) |
| 1100 B. C. (circa) | Dorians attack Mycenae |
| 700 B. C. (circa) | Homer writes epic poems: Iliad and Odyssey |
