Columns
Acropolis
Miscellanies
100
Which column was made first?
Doric was made first.
100
Name one building in the Acropolis.
100
What are the first 4 digits of the golden ratio?
1.618
200
Which column did Sparta like most? (for 50 points, why did Sparta like that column?)
Doric.
200
Define Acropolis.
The highest point of a city.
200
What was Nike the goddess of?
Victory
300
Name the three parts on a column.
the plinth, the shaft, and the capital.
300
What is the Propylaea?
A group of buildings at the front/entrance of the Acropolis.
300
True or false Were the columns built on one side of a building or on multiple sides?
True, the Parthenon had columns on all sides!
400
What was special about the Corinthian column?
It had curled leafs on the top of it.
400
What was the temple of Nike built for?
It was built to help the Athenian beat Sparta in the Peloponnesian war.
400
Name one building that the golden ratio was prominent in.
The Parthenon
500
Name the three types of columns that they used.
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
500
Name the four buildings on the Acropolis.
Temple for Nike, Parthenon, Propylaea, and the Archtheneum.
500
What does order mean in Ancient Greece architecture?
The style
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