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Ancient Greek-City State Flashcards

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1213396058DoricAlong with Ionian and Corinthian, distinct style of Hellenistic architecture; the least ornate of the three styles.0
1213396059IonicMore 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
1213396060corinthianAlong with Doric and Ionian, distinct style of Hellenistic architecture; the most ornate of the three styles.2
1213396061acropolisAn "upper city"; a common feature of ancient Greek cities; an elevated site for religious observances3
1213396062city-stateA 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 government4
1213396063agorapublic market and meeting places5
1213396064AthensA greek city state who focused on art, literature and architecture, had democratic government and a jury; constantly at war with Sparta; modern day capital6
1213396065SpartaGreek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts7
1213396066CorinthA 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
1213396067MegaraDorian city. Kylon married daughter of the tyrant of Megara so he could help him overthrow Athens.9
1213396068ArgosGreek city/state ruled by Agamemnon. Location where Greek ships massed prior to sailing to Troy: known for their arts, sculptures, drama, and poets and musicians10
1213396069ThebesA 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
1213396070Delphi- 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 read12
1213396071OlympiaA 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 Games13

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