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Golden Age Of Greece
Chapter 29/Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Golden Age | A period of great peace and wealth. |
| Acropolis | The hill above a Greek city on which temples were built. |
| Pericles | A leader in Athens who inspired people to rebuild Athens to enter the golden age. |
| Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess Athena, building on top of acropolis in Athens |
| Myth | A traditional story that helps explain a cultures beliefs. |
| Archetecture | the art of designing buildings. |
| Sculpture | the art of creating 3-demsional figures from materials such as clay, stone, and clay. |
| Socrates | A Greek philosopher. He was brought to a trial and was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. |
| Plato | A student of Socrates. taught another great philosopher, Aristole. |
| Panathenaic Games | Early Olympics Greeks played. |
| Olympics | Set of games played every four years at Olympia to honor god Zues. very important to Greek culture. |