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Ch 29 Golden Age
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Golden Age | A period of great peace and wealth in Greece between the years 479 and 431 BCE - Athens was the artistic and cultural center of Greece |
| Pericles | A great leader in Greece who inspired the people to rebuild Athens after the Persian wars |
| Acropolis | A high, craggy hilltop in Athens on which the Parthenon and other famous temples were built |
| Parthenon | The temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens. The temple was an earthly home for the goddess and was one of the government buildings in Athens. |
| Myth | Legends or stories that attempt to explain natural events |
| Architecture | The art of designing buildings - Temples are an example of Greece’s talent of architecture. |
| Sculpture | A statue usually of a person in three dimensions - Sometimes they made to resemble Greek gods. |
| Socrates | Socrates was a great Greek philosopher. He always encouraged others to question things that they thought they knew. |
| Plato | Plato was a great Greek philosopher taught by Socrates, and Plato taught Aristotle. |
| Panathenaic Games | The Panathenaic games are an athletic event to honor Athena and are part of the Panathenaea, a festival in honor of the goddess Athena. |
| Olympics | The Olympic games are played every 4 years and are a athletic event in honor of the Greek god Zeus. These games were very important to the Greeks. They would call a truce from any war so the athletes could journey safely. |