| A | B |
|---|
| Crete | home of the Minoans |
| Ida | the highest mountain in Crete |
| Neolithic | last phase of the Stone Age |
| Paleolithic | early phase of the Stone Age |
| Cyprus | large island in E Mediterranean |
| obsidian | volcanic glass |
| Knossos | ruined city in N central Crete |
| Minos | legendary ruler of Crete |
| Minotaur | head of bull and the body of a man |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| Ariadne | gave Theseus thread |
| Theseus | renowned for the slaying of the Minotaur |
| legend | nonhistorical or unverifiable story |
| Sir Arthur Evans | dug up Knossos |
| Minoan | native of Crete |
| aqueduct | artificial channel for conducting water |
| fresco | painting on a moist plaster surface |
| Linear B | writing used by Mycenaean Greeks |
| Thera | site of volcanic eruption |
| Atlantis | legendary island, mentioned by Plato |
