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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| the Golden age | at time of great prosperity and achievement |
| Pericles | A great leader that entered Athens into the golden age |
| Acropolis | the hill above a Greek city on which temples were built |
| Parthenon | the temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens. |
| myth | a traditional story that helps to explain a cultures beliefs |
| architeture | The art of desining building |
| sculpture | the art of cheating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood,stone,and clay |
| socrates | One of the greek phillsopher that students |
| plato | Socrates student |
| The games panthenaic | The greek often held athletic events to honor gods and goddess. |
| Olympics | a set of games that is played every 4 years at the Olympics to honor the god Zeus |