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Chapter 29 Vocab
6th Grade History Alive! Chapter 29 Vocabulary
| Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| Golden Age (p. 279) | A period of great peace and wealth. |
| Pericles (p. 279) | A great leader of Athens |
| Acropolis (p. 280) | The hill above a Greek city on which temples were built |
| Parthenon (p. 280) | The temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens. |
| Myth (p. 281) | A traditional story that helps to explain a culture’s beliefs |
| Architecture (p. 282) | The art of designing buildings. |
| Sculpture (p. 283) | A sculpture is the art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone,and clay. |
| Socrates (p. 285) | The wisest man in Athens was named Socrates. Socrates asked questions that question people's beliefs. |
| Plato (p. 285) | Plato is a philosopher, one of Socrates students. |
| Panathenaic Games (p. 286) | An event that honored the goddess Athena. |
| Olympics (p. 286) | The Olympics were held every four years to honor the god Zeus. They were so important that Greece truced with all countries in order to have people travel safely. |