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Golden Age Athens
Chapter 29 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Myth | A traditional story that explains a cultures beliefs |
| Acropolis | The hill above a Greek city on which lie temples and other important buildings Such as Parthenon |
| Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess Athena, the goddess of war |
| Architecture | The art of designing buildings and building them from the Greek designs |
| Drama | The art of writing and producing plays or acts that were put on at theatre |
| Philosophy | The search of knowledge or wisdom, Socrates was the most known philosopher in Athens during the Golden Age |
| Pericles | The leader of Athens that helped Athens experience the golden age |
| Socrates | A Greek philosopher that was loved by the people of Athens but was sentenced to death and he refused to die for doing something he didn`t do so he drank poison |
| Plato | Socrates best student that followed Socrates's footsteps |
| Panathenaic Games | Games that were held to honor the Greek gods and goddesses |
| Olympics | Games held every four years to honor the gods and goddesses, but only males could participate and women were not allowed to watch |
| Golden Age | The time frame in which Athens was led by Pericles and was very peaceful and wealthy |
| Sculpture | 3-d art created from different materials such as ivory, wood, marble, and stones |
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