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Ch. 9 VOCAB
Minoans/Mycenaeans
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History
7th Grade
02/28/2011
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Knossos
 Definition
largest city on Crete
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Dorians
 Definition
conquered the Mycenaeans and started the "Dark Age"
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Crete
 Definition
island home of the Minoans in the Mediterranean Sea
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parchment
 Definition
thin animal skin
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Odyssey
 Definition
poem about the wanderings of Odysseus
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Iliad
 Definition
poem about the Trojan War
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frescoes
 Definition
brightly colored wall paintings
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labyrinth
 Definition
network of paths through which it's difficult to find one's way
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tenants
 Definition
people who live and work another person's land
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Mother Earth
 Definition
Great Goddess
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bull leaping
 Definition
form of bullfighting
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Mount Juktas
 Definition
place where priests would look for signs from the heavens
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civil wars
 Definition
wars between opposing groups of citizens
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megaron
 Definition
square room in a fortress-palace
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Minotaur
 Definition
body of a man; head of a bull
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Helen
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woman who caused the Trojan War
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shrines
 Definition
sacred places to worship
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prow
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front part of a ship
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Homer
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blind poet who wrote about the Trojan War
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Minoans
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also known as Cretans
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Theseus
 Definition
legendary Greek prince
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BC
 Definition
Before Christ
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AD
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Anno Domini
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Anno Domini
 Definition
In the year of the lord
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BCE
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Before the Common Era
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CE
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Common Era
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circa (around)
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c.
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