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Ch. 5 Greece
Question | Answer |
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Myth | Traditional story describing gods or heroes or explaining natural events |
Oracle | Sacred Shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess |
Epic | Long poem that tells a legendary or heroic deeds |
Fable | Short Tale that teaches a lesson |
Drama | Story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story |
Tragedy | Form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy end |
Comedy | Form of drama in which the story has happy ending |
Philosophy | Study of the nature and meaning of life; comes from the Greek word for “Love of Wisdom” |
Philosopher | Thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life |
Sophist | Professional teacher in ancient Greece; believed that people should use knowledge to improve themselves and developed the art of public speaking and debate |
Socratic Method | Way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question |
Legacy | What a person leaves behind when he or she dies |
Hellenistic Era | Period when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non |
Epicureanism | Philosophy founded by Epicures in Hellenistic Athens; taught that happiness through the pursuit of pleasure was the goal of life |
Stoicism | Philosophy founded by Zeno in Hellenistic Athens; taught that happiness came not from following emotions, but from following reason and doing one’s duty |
Astronomer | Person who studies stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies |
Plane Geography | Branch of mathematics that shows how points, lines, angels, and surfaces relate to one another |
Solid Geography | Branch of mathematics that studies spheres and cylinders |