The examples of the ancient Greeks’ __1__ on Western civilization
| ●Philosophy, science, mathematics, art, ___2___,
theatre, politics and sport ●The _____3_____ alphabet ●_____4______, a long distance race |
The significance of the Acropolis
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The greatest _____5_____ of Greece’s capital city —Athens
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The ____6_____ of constructing it
| In _____7_____ of Athena, the goddess of Athens
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_____8_____ of damage done to it
| ●Natural forces like earthquakes
●A huge explosion
●Theft of stones and sculptures
●Bad _____9_____
●People’s unintentional or _____10_____ damage
●Acid rain from air pollution
●Plant roots and bird droppings
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____11_____ taken to protect it
| ●A committee was ____12____ in 1975 to undertake the restoration work
●____13____ included it in a world heritage listing in 1987
●____14____ for the 2004 Olmpic Games contributed partly to its reconstruction
●____15____ work is being undertaken to help people know: the best form of conservation is the prevention of damage
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