1213396058 | Doric | Along with Ionian and Corinthian, distinct style of Hellenistic architecture; the least ornate of the three styles. | 0 | |
1213396059 | Ionic | More slender columns, higher then the doric columns. elaborate base, capital carved into double scrolls looking like the horns of the ram. More elegant then doric. | 1 | |
1213396060 | corinthian | Along with Doric and Ionian, distinct style of Hellenistic architecture; the most ornate of the three styles. | 2 | |
1213396061 | acropolis | An "upper city"; a common feature of ancient Greek cities; an elevated site for religious observances | 3 | |
1213396062 | city-state | A political unit that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages--ie its a city and its surrounding that that function like a small independent country with its own laws and government | 4 | |
1213396063 | agora | public market and meeting places | 5 | |
1213396064 | Athens | A greek city state who focused on art, literature and architecture, had democratic government and a jury; constantly at war with Sparta; modern day capital | 6 | |
1213396065 | Sparta | Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts | 7 | |
1213396066 | Corinth | A major Greek city, with ports on both Aegean and Adriatic seas, allied with Sparta. Site of important Christian congregation. Visited by the Apostle Paul for the first time in 50 CE. | 8 | |
1213396067 | Megara | Dorian city. Kylon married daughter of the tyrant of Megara so he could help him overthrow Athens. | 9 | |
1213396068 | Argos | Greek city/state ruled by Agamemnon. Location where Greek ships massed prior to sailing to Troy: known for their arts, sculptures, drama, and poets and musicians | 10 | |
1213396069 | Thebes | A city in Boeotia, central Greece. It played an important role in Greek myth, as the site of the stories of Cadmus, Oedipus, Dionysus and others. Archaeological excavations in and around this area have revealed a Mycenaean settlement and clay tablets written in the Linear B script, indicating the importance of the site in the Bronze Age. | 11 | |
1213396070 | Delphi | - site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical greek world and site of Temple of Apollo; many Greeks traveled here to have their fortunes read | 12 | |
1213396071 | Olympia | A plain of southern Greece in the northwest Peloponnesus. It was a religious center devoted to the worship of Zeus and the site of the ancient Olympic Games | 13 |
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