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CMSBoyd Ch. 5
Chapter 5 - Greek Civilization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| myth | a traditional story about gods and heroes |
| oracle | a holy shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for the god or goddess |
| epic | a long poem about heroes and heroines |
| fable | a short story that teaches a lesson |
| drama | a story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story |
| tragedy | a drama, or story, with an unhappy ending |
| comedy | a drama, or story, with a happy ending |
| philosophy | comes from the Greek word for “love of wisdom” |
| philosopher | great thinkers who pondered questions of life |
| Sophist | professional teacher in ancient Greece |
| Socratic Method | a way of teaching in which the teacher asks students questions that make the students use logic to figure out things |
| legacy | what a person leaves behind when he or she dies |
| Hellenistic Era | a time when Greek ideas and the Greek language spread to non-Greek people |
| Epicureanism | a philosophy that teaches that people are happy if they spend time with friends and do not worry |
| Stoicism | a philosophy that teaches that people are happy if they do their duty and follow logic, not emotion |
| astronomers | people who study stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies |
| plane geometry | branch of mathematics that shows how points, lines, angles, and surfaces, or planes, relate to each other |
| solid geometry | branch of mathematics that studies spheres, or balls, and cylinders, or tubes |
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