philosopher
A person who seeks to understand and explain the nature of things around them. A scholar of philosophy.
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Golden Ages
Pericles
(495? BCE-429? BCE) Athenian statesman. He was the central ruler of Athens during its golden age. He was the central patron behind many of their achievements. He was also a very skilled speaker. Athens City-State of Ancient Greece and center of Greek golden age that occurred in the 5th century BCE.
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peasantry
Members of the lowest class in some social class systems.
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Pax Romana
A 200 hundred year period of relative peace throughout the Roman Empire. Occurs during the first two centuries C.E..
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patrician
A member of the upper class of ancient Roman society.
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partnership
The cooperative relationship between two or more people who are involved in the same activity.
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Parthenon
A large temple dedicated to the goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built in the 5th century BCE, during the Athenian golden age.
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Pantheon
A domed temple in Rome that was completed in 27 BCE, and still stands today.
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pagoda
A multistoried building with the corners of the roof curved up that were used as a temple.
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oracle bones
In ancient China, they were pieces of bone or turtle shell used by Shang priests to tell the future. They would write a question addressed to either one of the gods, or an ancestor on the bone, then heat it until it cracked. They believed that by studying the pattern of cracks, one could learn the answer to the question. Oracle bones are the oldest example of Chinese writing.
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Pages
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