WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Aegean Sea is between the Greek and Anatolian Peninsulas between Turkey and Greece in the Mediterranean Sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greece has the longest coastline in Europe and is the southernmost country in Europe. The mainland has rugged mountains, forests, and lakes, but the country is well known for the thousands of islands dotting the blue Aegean Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Ionian Sea to the west.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aegean Sea is mainly bordered by two countries namely Greece in the west and north and Turkey on the eastern side. The region was home to two great ancient civilizations: Crete and Greece.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aegean Sea, Greek Aigaíon Pélagos, Turkish Ege Deniz, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek peninsula on the west and Asia Minor on the east.

Detailed explanation-5: -In ancient times the Greeks called large waves ‘aig(y)es’ (as jumping goats). Thus we arrive at “Aegeon” = Aegean. In modern day Greek it is called ‘Aig(y)aio’.