1. The Greek Civilization
Ch 10 Vocabulary
The Greek Civilization

2. Myth
Traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world

3. Ritual
Words or actions that are a part of a religious ceremony

4. Oracle
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

5. Fable
A story meant to teach a lesson

6. Oral tradition
The custom of passing stories by speech

7. Drama
A story written in the form of a play

8. Tragedy
A play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems

9. Comedy
A play or film that tells a humorous story

10. Sophists
Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking

11. Rhetoric
The art of public speaking

12. Socratic Method
Philosophical method of questioning to gain truth

13. Hippocratic Oath
A set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine

14. Calvary
A part of an army in which soldiers ride horses

15. Hellenistic Era
The time period following the death of Alexander the Great during which Greek culture spread through the known world