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31 Cards in this Set
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Abacus
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doric capital
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agora
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public space
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burin
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instrument 4 incising
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cornice
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topmost horizontal part of entablature
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echinus
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greek orders above abacus
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encaustic
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paint made out of beeswax & pigment
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entablature
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portion above the capital
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fieze
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central section
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gorgoneion
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severed head fo Gorgon Medusa
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helot
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enslaved by spartans
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hoplite
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too soldier
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hoplon
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a shield
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krater
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wine & water mixed
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metope
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aquare area, relief sculpture
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misogynists
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dislikes women
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necking
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lowest of 3 elements
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oligarchy
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govt by a fwe people
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oracle
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revelation of God
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order
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architectural systems, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian,
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pediment
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triangular section of gable roof
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peristyle
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freestanding columns
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phalanx
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mility formation
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polis
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city state in Greece
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precinct
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sacred area
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prothesis
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lying in state of dead
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stylobate
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top step doric column
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sympossium
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greek banquet
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triglphys
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3 verticals
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trireme
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greek warship
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tyranny
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single person with power
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tyrant
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illegitimate leader with absolute power, oppressive
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