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Ch.8 Vocabulary

Review for Social Studies Ch.8 Vocabulary (Greek Civilization)

TermDefinition
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
investigate to observe or study by examining closely and questioning systematically
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
Epicureanism the philosophy of Epicurus, stating that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace
Stoicism the philosophy of the Stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness
circumference the outer border of a circle; the measurement of that border
plane geometry a branch of mathematics centered around measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, and surfaces of figures on a plane
solid geometry a branch of mathematics about measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional space
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