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Ancient Greece Part2
Term | Definition |
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cavalry | part of an army in which soldiers ride horses |
comedy | a play or film that tells a humorous story |
drama | a story written in the form of a play |
fable | a story meant to teach a story |
hellenistic | the time period following the death of Alexander during which culture spread throughout the known world |
myth | a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the spiritual world |
oracle | a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess speaks for a god or goddess |
oral tradition | the custom of passing along stories by speech |
rhetoric | the art of public speaking and debate |
ritual | words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony |
Socratic method | philosophical method of questioning to gain truth |
sophists | Greek teachers of philosophy, reading, and public speaking |
tragedy | a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems |
the hippocratic oath | a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine |