Religion and the City: Temples

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Who could enter a temple
Only priests
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Where was the cult statue (Greece)
Naos
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What was the Naos
The main room of the temple containing the cult statue
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What did people have to do before they entered the temple
Wash their hands and feet
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What was the room at the rear end of the temple that held the city's treasure called?
Opisthodomos
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What was the plinith
Steps leading up to the temple
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What were the purpose of temples
Served as a home to the Gods on earth
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What was the role of the Hiereus
A Greek priest who preformed sacrifices and attended to a God
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Correct term for a greek soothsayer who read the entrails of animals to predict the outcome of future events
Mantis
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Correct term for a person who reads the flights of birds to predict the outcome of future events
Augur
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When was the Parthenon built
447 - 432 BC
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Who was the Parthenon commissioned by
Pericles
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Who were architects of the Parthenon
Phidias, Iktinos and Kallikrates
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What style was the Parthenon built in
Doric and Ionic
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What was the parthenon made up
Marble
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What is significant about the cult statue in the Parthenon
It was a chryselephantine statue made from gold and Ivory with a wooden base
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When was the cult statue of the Parthenon believed to be made
438 BC
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The birth of Athena was on the ___ of the Parthenon
East pediment
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What was on the West pediment of the Parthenon
The naming contest of athens
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What is on the Metopes of the Parthenon
Giganomachy, Amazonomachy, Centauromachy
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What was on the ionic frieze of the Parthenon
An idealised version of the Panathenaic procession
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Where was the Parthenon
On the athenian acropolis
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When was the temple of Zeus at Olympia built
472 - 456 BC
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Who were the architects of the Temple of Zeus
Notably Libon–Statue by Phidias
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Why style was the temple of Zeus built in
Doric
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What was the temple of Zeus made out of
Local limestone
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Name given to the sanctuary at Olympia
Altis
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What was significant about the cult statue at The temple of Zeus
It was a chryselephantine statue
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What was the altar at the temple of Zeus made of
Ash and bones
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Where was the cult statue (Greece)

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What did people have to do before they entered the temple

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What was the room at the rear end of the temple that held the city's treasure called?

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