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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the Panathenaic Festival?
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Happens every 4 years, and celebrates the birth of Athena
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What does Acropolis mean?
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"high city"
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Greek building faced what direction?
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East
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What was the Erectthium?
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The home of the first king; and contest between Athena and Poseidon
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polis means?
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city
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The greatest gift to win at the olympics?
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a vat of olive oil
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It is called the Parthenon because?
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Athena (the patron god of Athens) is "the virgin goddess" which is Parthenos in greek.
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Harmonis Proportions means?
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Based off of a mans foot
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Kouros means?
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youth or young man
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What size it the perfect human according to the Canon of Proportion?
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seven and a half heads high.
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Describe the race and difference between Alexander and Augustus?
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1. Alexander = Hellenistic
2. Augustus = Roman |
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When Sparta captured Athens, how many men did they place on the board? And how many Athenians were killed in the uprising.
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thirty Spartans on the board. And 1500 athenians were killed.
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