HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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island
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peninsula
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isthmus
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glacier
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient Greece was a civilization that existed primarily on a peninsula and numerous islands in the Aegean Sea. It was surrounded on three sides by the Ionian, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas, in the west, south, and east, respectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mainland of Greece is a peninsula. A peninsula is land that is surrounded on three sides by water. Greece also includes many islands throughout the Mediterranean and the Aegean (ih-JEE-uhn) seas. Mainland Greece is a land of steep, rugged mountains, almost entirely surrounded by turquoise blue seas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Peloponnese-The Peloponnese is a large peninsula located at the southern tip of the Greek mainland. It is almost an island and only connects to the main land by a small strip of land called the Isthmus of Corinth. The Peloponnese was home to several major Greek city-states including Sparta, Corinth, and Argos.