Early Rome Geography

____ covers most of Greece’s mainland

mountains

Mountains protect and ____ cities and limit ____ between people

isolate contact

Early greece never ____ with one _____

unites government

Abundant ____ and natural _____

water harbors

Almost all of Greece within __ miles of the coast

50

Many make living from the seas- ___ trade, etc.

fishing

Some ___ land (but not much)

fertile

Some ____, and so greeks will look for more land

farming

____ climate

mild

people spend time outside to ___ and __

socialize and discuss

Minoans lived on the island of ____ and traded in Mediterannean reigon

crete

Known for ____ palace at __

labyrinth knossos

____ show scenes of minoan life and religon

frescoes

minoans flourished from _____

2700-1450

Myceneans are indo europeans from central __

asia

Myceneans intermarried with native ___ on mainland

hellenes

Myceneans set up kingdoms on the greek peninsula around hilltop fortresses

Myceneans adopted ___ customs

minoan

Myceneans flourished from __

1900-1100

Myceneans- German archaeologist ___ discovered Troy in 1873

The Dorians- Move into ___ from the north

greece

The Dorians- ___ weakened by infighting

myceneans

The Dorians- easily won using __ weapons

Dorian period known as ___

dark age

The Dorians- Dark Agese last from about __

1100-800

Dorians known as the ___

Hellenes

The Dorians- refugees flee to ____ (west coast of turkey)

ionia

The Dorians- ____ gradually come back and reintroduce culture

ionians