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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Myth | A traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world |
| Ritual | Words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony. |
| Oracle | A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess |
| Fable | A story meant to teach a lesson |
| Oral Tradition | The custom of passing along stories by speech |
| drama | a story written in the form of a play |
| tragedy | a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems |
| comedy | a play or film that tells a humorous story |
| Sophists | Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking |
| rhetoric | the art of public speaking and debate |
| Socratic method | philosophical method of questioning to gain truth |
| Hippocratic Oath | a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine |
| cavalry | part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses |
| Hellenistic Era | the time period following the death of Alexander during which Greek culture spread through the known world |
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