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23 Cards in this Set
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Polytheism
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Belief of many gods
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Monotheism
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Belief of one god
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Culture
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Artistic achievements of a civilization
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Classic
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Recognized work that embodies a culture
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Telos
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"Purpose in life"
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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One of the Western world's first written works
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Ma'at
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Egyptian term for order, truth, justice
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Metaphysics
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Trying to find similarities in unsimilar things- math vs philosophy
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Arete
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Greek for excellence; virtue
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Golden Mean
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Order and freedom in balance; knowing when and how to act
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Catharsis
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Release of pent-up emotions and feelings
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Polis
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Independent city-state (Plural: poleis)
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Euripides
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Greek playwright: tragedies (Medea)
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Anthropomorphism
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Personification
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Hubris
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Extreme pride or arrogance
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Cella
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Inner-chamber of a Greek temple
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Pediment
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Sloping of a roof
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Stylobate
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Top step of Greek-style temple
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Fluting
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The indents in Greek columns
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Fresco
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Mural-style painting over top of wet plaster
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Frieze
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Doric
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Greek columns without swirls
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Ionic
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Greek columns with swirls
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