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Golden Age of Greece
Chapter 29 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Golden Age | A time of great peace and wealth. |
Pericles | A great Athenian general(leader). |
acropolis | The hill above a city where temples are built. |
Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess, Athena. |
Myth | A traditional story that helps a culture's beliefs. |
Architecture | The art of designing buildings. |
Sculpture | The art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood,stone,and ivory. |
Socrates | A great philospoher from Ancient Greece |
Plato | A student of the great philosopher, Socrates |
Panatheniac Games | A festival held to honor the goddess Athena. |
Olympics | A set of games played every four years to honor the god, Zeus. |