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Golden Age of Greece
Chapter 29, 11 vocab words
Term | Definition |
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Golden Age | A time period of great peace & wealth. |
Pericles | The leader of Athens. |
Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess of Athena, on the acropolis. |
myth | A traditional story that helps to explain a cultures beliefs. |
Architecture | The art of designing buildings. |
sculpture | The art of creating 3D figures with wood, stone, clay or marble. An example is sculpture of Athena sculpted by Phidias. |
Plato | Student of Socrates. |
Acropolis | A hill above a Greek city in which temples were built. |
Panathenaic Games | Many events, in a way Olympics nowadays |
Socrates | Greatest philosopher in Athens. |
Olympics | A set of games, every 4 years. It's a very serious time. |