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Golden Age of Greece
Chapter 29 Vocab ss
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Golden Age | A time of peace and wealth in Athens after the Persians |
| Pericles | A great leader that helped rebuild Athens when it was in ruins |
| Acropolis | The hill in Athens in which beautiful temples were built to honor the Greek gods, and it is also used as a sanctuary. |
| Parthenon | The temple honoring the Goddess of Athena built on the Acropolis above Athens with a 30 ft statue of Athena built by Phiddias |
| Myth | A traditional story to explain a culture's beliefs that has been passed down from generations |
| architecture | the art of designing buildings-in Greece they built magnificent ones with beautiful columns |
| Sculpture | The art of creating three dimensional figures out of materials such as clay, wood, or stone, like statues or pottery, the Greeks were also famous for this. |
| Socrates | A great Athinian Philosipher that encouraged people to question things and forced them to think about their beliefs. |
| Plato | Socrates' student, and plato also taught Aristotle Philosophy |
| Panethenic Games | Games kind of like the Olympics, except they included combat games |
| Olympics | Games that were very important to greeks that men competed in, the greeks stopped all of the wars during the Olympics so that the men could get there safely |
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