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chapter 29 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Golden Age | A period of great peace and wealth. |
| Pericles | A great leader who helped athens into their golden age. |
| Acropolis | The hill above a greek city on which temples were built. |
| Parthenon | The temple honoring the god Athena, built on the Acropolis above Athens. |
| Myth | A traditional story that helps explain a culture's beliefs |
| Architecture | The art of designing buildings. |
| Sculpture | The art of creating three-dimensional figures from materials such as wood, stone, and clay. |
| Socrates | Athenian philosopher and he got sentenced to death. |
| Plato | Founded in the Athens academy. |
| Panathenaic Games | Held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece. |
| Olympics | These games were so important that the Greeks would call a truce from all wars so that athletes could travel safely, and the games were in honer of the god Zeus. |