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Golden Age of Greece
Ch. 29 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Golden Age | A period of great peace and wealth. |
Pericles | The king during the Greek Golden Age. |
acropolis | The hill above a Greek city on which temples were built. |
Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens. |
myth | A traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs. |
architecture | The art of designing buildings. |
sculpture | The art of making three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone, and clay. |
Socrates | One of the greatest philosophers in Athens. |
Plato | A student of Socrates. Later became a great philosopher. |
Panathenic Games | A set of games in Athens honoring the goddess Athena. |
Olympics | Games played every 4 years to honor the god Zeus. |