Leleges

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the population type?Aboriginal, pre-Hellenic people of the Aegean region
2. What is the linguistic status?Considered pre-literate, with little to no direct evidence of their language

Aboriginal: The indigenous inhabitants of a region, present from the earliest known periods.
Aegean Region: The geographical area encompassing the Aegean Sea and its surrounding lands, including parts of Greece and Turkey.
Pre-Hellenic: Pertaining to the cultures and peoples that existed in Greece and the Aegean prior to the arrival and dominance of the Hellenes (Greeks).
Anatolia: The large peninsula of Western Asia, comprising most of modern-day Turkey.