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Golden Age of Greece
Chapter 29 vocab. ss
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Golden Age | A time of great prosperity and achievement. Alot of people in Greece had peace and good wealth. People were very happy |
| Percles | Pericles was a person who was a great leader who helped the people in Athens rebuild Athens |
| Acroplis | Acroplis is the hill above a Greek city on which temples were built |
| Parthon | Parthon the temple honoring the godness of Athena, built on the acroplis above athens |
| Myth | A myth is a traditional story that helps explain a culture's beliefs |
| Architecture | Architecrure is the art of designing buildings |
| Sculpture | The art of creating three-demensional figures from such materials as wood,stone and clay |
| Scocrates | Scocrates was a person that was always encouraging people to question the things that they knew.He died drinking poison |
| Plato | Plato was a person who taght others great philosopher,aristotle |
| Panathenic Games | The Greeks often held athletic games to honor their gods.The Panathenic Games held many event such as horse and chariot races. The winner of the games got a gift such as pottery. |
| Olympics | The greatest Olimpic festival, held every fourth year in honour of Zeus at ancient Olympia. From 472 bc, it consisted of five days of games, sacrifices, and festivities |