CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a polis
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an agora
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an ephor
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an acropolis
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Acropolis. doc. The Acropolis, or fortified hilltop, was built atop a massive limestone hill and dominates the city of Athens, Greece.
Detailed explanation-2: -Made of limestone rock that dates to the Late Cretaceous period when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, the Acropolis is located on the Attica plateau of Greece and includes four hills: Likavitos Hill. Hill of the Nymphs. The Pynx Hill. Philapappos Hill.
Detailed explanation-3: -From both a religious and a military point of view, a hilltop site was highly desirable: militarily, because an acropolis had to be a citadel; religiously, because a hill was imbued with natural mysteries-caves, springs, copses, and glens-that denoted the presence of the gods.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Parthenon was started in 447 BC and completed some fifteen years later. It housed both a treasury and a sanctuary to Athena, in which was placed a fantastic 12-meter high ivory and gold statue of the goddess Athena, called the Athena Parthenos.