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16 Cards in this Set
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How large was the populace of Athens?
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120,000 people
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How many people could fit in the theater at Pergamum?
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50,000 people
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The number of sculptures on the Acropolis were called?
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The Dying Gauls. Created to show what they looked like dieing on top of the acropolis in Pergemum.
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describe the Winged Nike of Samothrace?
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A 100 foot high statue holding a torch that acted as a lighthouse to bring in shipping.
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What is a necropolis?
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A city of the dead. Made by the graves of the estruscans.
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Where did the estrucans come from?
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Asia minor, or the area of turkey.
They had many goods buried with the dead, showing a strong belief in the after life. |
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Loculi mean?
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Location
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What does Sarcophagus mean?
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Phag - eat, sarco- flesh.
A coffin is a flesh eater. |
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Estruscan sarcophagus' were made to hold how many people?
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2
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A sculpture that would be placed on top of a roof is called a?
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Apollo figure.
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The idea of the toga came from what group of people?
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The estruscans
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What did Romulus do with Remus?
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He killed Remus
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Estruscan believed that if you opened up an animal and took out its organs you could?
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read the future
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The Estruscans spoke what language?
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Latin
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Italy is mostly made from what rock?
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Tufa
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The Estruscans in their art liked to show what?
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every vien and tendon
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