4. It was the
highest part
of the polis
(city).
ACROPOLISPOLIS
The polis (plural, poleis) was the ancient Greek city-state.
They were built near the sea.
HARBOUR
5. TEMPLE
COLUMNS
Greeks used three types of columns when they built a temple:
The Doric style is
the most plain. It
was used in
temples
dedicated to
men.
The Ionic style
is famous for
its scrolls. It
was used in
temples
dedicated to
goddesses.
The Corinthian
style is quite
fancy. It was
used in temples
dedicated to
goddesses too.
STATUE
or SCULPTURE
8. DEMOCRACY
It was practiced in Athens for 100 years. It
consisted of all adult citizens had to take
an active part in government (rule by
many) if called on to do so. At this time,
citizens were free men. Women, children,
and slaves were not citizens, and thus
could not participate or vote.
Every year they selected 500 citizens who
had to serve for one year. During that
year, they were responsible for making
new laws and for changing old laws. But,
nothing they did became law until all the
citizens of Athens had a chance to vote
yes or no. Majority ruled. This form of government came to an end in
ancient Athens after Athens lost a war with
Sparta. This was the Peloponnesian War. For
a while, Athens was ruled by a small group of
Spartans.
It is a government in which all citizens vote on
rules and laws.
9. PHILOSOPHY
It is the study of the meaning and justification
of beliefs about the most general, or universal,
aspects of things – a study which is carried out,
not by experimentation or careful observation,
but instead typically by formulating problems
carefully, offering solutions to them, giving
arguments for the solutions, and engaging in
the dialectic about all of the above. Philosophy
studies such concepts as existence, goodness,
knowledge, and beauty.
WAR