POLIS RELIGION

Question 1

history of the acropolis

Answer 1

persians sacked and burnt the acropolis in 480BC, 447BC reconstruction begins

Question 2

key parts of a temple

Answer 2

altar, naos, opisthodomos, columns, friezes, peidments

Question 3

what does a doric column look like, and what is a doric frieze

Answer 3

basic, metopes and triglyphes

Question 4

ionic column and frieze

Answer 4

swirly column, conitnuous frieze of marble wrapping around

Question 5

corinithian column

Answer 5

fancy oranate with leaves and scrolls

Question 6

parthanon construction date, material, how maay friezes

Answer 6

447BC, marble, two friezes

Question 7

what was on the doric frieze of the Parthenon and what was on the ionic frieze

Answer 7

gigantomachy, centauromachy, Amazonomachy and Trojan War on DORIC (metopes and triglyphs), Great Panathenaea procession IONIC

Question 8

West and East pediments of the Parthenon

Answer 8

East, naming of Athens with Poseidon
West, Birth of Athena

Question 9

features of the cult statue of Athena

Answer 9

13m, designed by Phidias, gold and ivory chryselephantine

Question 10

edinow on the polis

Answer 10

it was a key governing structure but also did social life and religion