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Chapter 29 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Golden Age | A period of great peace and wealth between 479 and 431 B.C.E. |
| Pericles | A great politition that lived during the ancient and the classical times. |
| acropolis | The hill above a greek city on which temples were built. |
| Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess of Athens, it was built on the acropolis above Athens. |
| myth | a traditional story that helps explain a stories beliefs. |
| architecture | The art of designing buildings. |
| sculpture | The art of creating three-demensional figures from such material such as wood, stone, and clay. |
| Socrates | An Athenian philosopher. |
| Plato | An ancient greek philosopher. |
| Panathenain Games | A group of games held Greece for a period of time. |
| Olympics | Games played in Olympia by Greeks. |
| Why can Athens be called a city of contrasts? | Athens can be called a city of contrasts because people lived in uncomfortable homes and the city's buildings were large and stately. |
| In what ways did Greek gods and goddesses play an important role in the lives of the Athenians? | They would sometimes ask the Greeks for advice. each god or goddess had power over a particular area of life. |
| What were the Greek gods and goddesses like? | The gods often looked and acted like humans, but they didn't age or die. |
| What was the Parthenon? | The Parthenon was a huge temple that held all kinds of sculptures ans statues. |
| What are the parts of the Parthenon? | Doric, Frieze, and the Pediment. |
| How did the Athenian sculptures change over time? | The Athenian sculptures changed because some sculptures have what others don't have. Some also got more realistic. |
| Who was Phidias? What did he do? | Phidias was a man who made sculptures that were then displayed in the Parthenon. |
| What were some ways the Greek drama differs from plays and movies of today? | 1. Included a choir. 2. The plays were held outdoors. 3. The men played both the men and women in plays. |
| What do philosophers do? | Philosophers search for wisdoms of knowledge. |
| How did Socrates try to teach others? | He tried to encourage people to question the things that they thought they knew. |
| What happened to Socrates? | He ended up drinking hemlock from a poisonous plant and dying. |
| What was the purpose of athletic events in Greece? | The purpose of the games was to honor the gods and goddesses. |
| Describe one athletic event that id part of our present Olympics. | Wrestling is one event where people have to try to pin the opponent the the ground. This sport is part of our present day Olympics. |
| Describe one athletic event that is NOT in our present day Olympics. | An event that id not part of our present day Olympics is a chariot race where men raced by jumping on and off of a moving chariot, or a small wagon. |
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