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Unit6

The Parthenon

Before You Read

1. What are some famous structures built by ancient civilizations?

2. What are some different types of temples?

Vocabulary

Match the words with their definitions.

a. prevail 1. a system of thought concerned with how
things should be instead of how they are

b. humanism 2. to arrange in a line

c. rationalism 3. a system of thought in which human
interests and values dominate

d. idealism 4. to overstate beyond the limits of truth

e. align 5. luxurious

f. exaggerate 6. the principal that reason is the authority in
matters of opinion, belief, or conduct

g. extravagant 7. to be widespread or dominant

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