 Present day capital and largest city in Greece.  Greatest Greek civilization dating from 500 B.C.

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 Present day capital and largest city in Greece.  Greatest Greek civilization dating from 500 B.C.

 Largest Island of Greece  First Greek civilization found here  Site of the Minoan Culture

Site of Minos’ Palace on Crete that had many modern conveniences.

 Located off of the coast of Turkey  Colossus of Rhodes located there

 Waterway that had to be crossed by the Persian Army to attack the Greeks  Point at which Helen of Troy was captured starting the Trojan War  Connection to the Black Sea

Hellespont

 City that controlled Hellespont and all sea traffic to the Black Sea

 Extremely beautiful site of the Olympic games  Not an actual city; just a complex of stadiums, temples, theaters, etc…

 Highest point in Greece & home of the gods  Clouds and storms often seen around its peak

 Sacred spot in mountains; known as the most beautiful place in Greece  Dedicated to the god Apollo  Priestess was consulted at the oracle

 Greatest military city-state ever  One of the leading city-states of Ancient Greece

 Port city located on the isthmus connecting the Attica Peninsula and the Peloponnesus Peninsula  Paul wrote 2 letters to the people living there (1 st & 2 nd Corinthians)