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Chapter 29 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Golden Age | the point of time where there was happiness, peace, and art |
Pericles | 495-429 B.C., Athenian Statesmen |
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 culture's beliefs |
architecture | the art of designing buildings |
sculpture | the art of creating 3 dimensional things from such materials like wood, stone, and clay |
Socrates | Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher and one of the founders of western philosiphy |
Plato | He is a philosopher that was one of Socrates students |
Panathenaic Games | an event that honored the gods and goddesses that included many events |
Olympics | a game held every 4 years to honor the god Zues |