Greek Architecture and Government Flashcard

Front

What are the three orders of Greek architecture?

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Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian

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Name four of the six elements the Greeks strived to include in all their creations: Beauty, symmetry, balance, proportion

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Beauty, symmetry, balance, proportion

Front

What did the Greeks call the highest point of their city?

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The Acropolis

Front

What form of government was ruled by a small group of wealthy men?

Back

Oligarchy

Front

What form of government was ruled by a king who inherited the throne?

Back

Monarchy

Front

What form of government is ruled by someone who has absolute control without being subject to the law?

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Dictatorship

Front

What form of government is ruled by the will of the people?

Back

Democracy

Front

What form of government has no leader, and subsequently, no one to enforce the laws?

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Anarchy