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Ancient Greece LeBel
Question | Answer |
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Hellenes | the Greek people |
polis | city-state |
acropolis | ancient Athens city on hill |
archons | 3 rulers of city |
arete | goodness, excellence or virtue |
drachma | Greek money |
chaire | hurrah! greeting |
schole | school |
epheboi | youth |
pedagogue | slave who oversees student |
stylus | pen |
abacus | calculator |
lyre | stringed instrument |
palaestra | wrestling school |
pedotribe | gymnastics |
minotaur | bull's head, man's body |
labyrinth | maze |
choregus | paid for theater |
orchestra | floor of stage |
skene | building behind the stage |
proskemion | in front of stage |
Parthenon | temple to Athena |
cella | inner chamber of temple |
propylaea | gateway entrance to acropolis |
pediments | triangle on top of columns |
frieze | decorated band on top of columns |
stylobate | base of temple columns |
column | post |
pentathlon | running, wrestling, long jump, javelin, discus |
pankration | melee of boxing/wrestling |