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Study Guide

Identifythethreecolumnsbelowandsaywhyyouidentifiedthemthatway:

1.

2.

3.

1. Isa
DoricColumn.
Ithasthesimplestcapital,itisthestrongestcolumn,andtheoldest.
2. Thisisan
IonicColumn.
Ithasvolutesinitscapital.Itisthesecondstrongestcolumnusuallyfoundinthemiddleofathree
storybuilding.
3. Thisisa
CorinthianColumn.
Ithasflowersonitscapital.Itisthefanciestcapitalandismostlydecorative.

Completethefollowingsentences:

1. SomeAncientGreeksfeltthatonlythewealthy,the
aristocrats
,shouldruleoverthepeople.
2. Homers
Illiad
and
Odyssey
arebothexamplesof
epicpoems
.
3. TheParthenonwasrebuiltafterthePersianshaddestroyedthe
acropolis
,theraisedareaoflandthatlookedoverthecityof
Athens.
4. Whenwetalkaboutallthegods,wearetalkingabouttheGreek

pantheon
.

Matchthefollowingwordswiththeirdefinitions(theremaybemorethanonechoice):

5.Polis:
A. Thepeoplewhotookcareofthecity.
B. AnancientGreekcitystate.
C. Thegodofrestrictions.
D. AnancientGreekemperor.

6.Fables:
A. Ashortstorythatteachesalesson.
B. AshortpoemaboutGreekcharacters.
C. Ashortstoryaboutsupernaturalcreaturesorextraordinarypersons.
D. Asongaboutnymphsandnaiads.

7.B.C.E.
A. BeforeConstantEase.
B. BriefCommonEducation.
C. BeforeCommonEra.
D. BeforeColonialEnd.

8.Oligarchy:
A. AGreekdessert.
B. Atypeofgovernmentinwhichonlyafewpeoplerule.
C. Agovernmentwhereallthepeoplerule.
D. AGreekcitystate.

Usethefollowingwordsinsentences:

Mythology
Peninsula
CityState

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