| A | B |
|---|
| Minoans | from island of Crete, named after King Minos |
| Crete | location of Minoan civilization |
| Knossos | location of vast palace of the Minoan ruler |
| San Torini volcano | volcano that may have erupted and destroyed Knossos |
| Atlantis | a lost island empire or civilization |
| bull dance | minotaur |
| Mycenaeans | Indo European people conquered Greece + dominated Aegean world |
| Trojan War | 10 year war between Mycenea + Troy |
| legend of Trojan War | began because of an ill-fated romance, Helen of troy |
| Homer | great poet, Illiad + Odyssey, oral record of history |
| Illiad | epic poem about Trojan War |
| Odyssey | epic poem about Odysseus return from war |
| Dorians | invaders from the north take over |
| bull dance | fresco wallpainting in temple at Knossos, bull means strength |
| labyrinth | maze to hold Minotaur |
| Minotaur | half man, half bull |
