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social studies test1
social studies test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Golden Age | The time period of Greece that had great peace and wealth |
| Pericles | Athenian statesman |
| acropolis | The hill above a Greek city on which temples were built |
| Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis |
| myth | A traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs |
| architecture | The art of designing buildings |
| sculpture | The art of creating 3-D figures from such materials as wood, stone and clay |
| Socrates | The greatest Greek philosopher |
| Plato | Greek philosopher |
| The Panathenaic Games | The Panathenaic Games were held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece since 566 BC |
| Olympics | An Athenian tradition to hold the games for traing for the Greek wars |