Vocabulary Builder GREEK CIVILIZATION

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1 Vocabulary Builder GREEK CIVILIZATION A. Content Vocabulary Directions: Select the vocabulary term from the box that matches each definition given in the sentences below. Write the term in the blank. cavalry Hippocratic Oath ritual circumference myth Socratic method comedy oracle solid geometry drama oral tradition Sophists Epicureanism plane geometry Stoicism fable rhetoric tragedy Hellenistic Era 1. A type of questioning that encourages students to think for themselves is the. 2. A philosophy that emphasized happiness and pleasure was. 3. The period of time in which Greek culture spread to all of the lands conquered by Alexander the Great is known as the. 4. A traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people is a(n). A story about animals that teaches a lesson is a(n). 5. A priest or priestess who told what would happen in the future was a(n). 6. To honor the god or goddess who protected their city, the Greeks would hold a ceremony called a(n). Powered by Cognero Page 1

2 7. A story told through the actions and spoken words of actors is a(n). A story told this way that had a happy ending was a(n). A story told this way that had an unhappy ending was a(n). 8. A group of philosophers who charged money for their teaching and did not believe in absolute right or wrong were the. They taught the art of public speaking and debate known as. 9. The stories that are told out loud and passed on from one generation to the next are part of a people s. 10. The set of promises a new medical doctor makes about how he or she will treat patients is known as the. 11. The soldiers in Alexander the Great s army who rode horses into battle were the. 12. A philosophy that taught that using reason and sound thinking for decisions was better than using emotions was. 13. The measurement of the outside of a circle is its. 14. The branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional space is. The branch of mathematics that deals with those same properties, except on a flat or level plane, rather than in three-dimensional space, is. Powered by Cognero Page 2

3 Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. B. Academic Vocabulary: Sentence Completion Directions: Select a vocabulary term from the box to complete the sentences below. Write the term in the blank. accurate despite reject community individual reveal conflict investigate seek construct method style create pursue voluntary 15. A word that means the opposite of hide is. 16. A word that means fight or disagreement is. 17. A word that means the opposite of unwilling is. 18. If you wanted to study something very carefully and examine it closely, you would it. 19. A word that means the opposite of incorrect is. 20. A word that means to search for is. 21. A word that means the opposite of destroy is. 22. The marble columns in Greek temples are designed in a distinctive form that is known as the classical. Powered by Cognero Page 3

4 23. If you walk home in the dark even when you are afraid, you walk home your fears. 24. A procedure or a way of doing something is a(n). 25. A neighborhood where people know each other is a kind of. 26. A word that means the opposite of run away from is. C. Combined Vocabulary Reinforcement Directions: Complete the chart below placing content and academic vocabulary words in the chart under the relevant heading. You may use a dictionary to help you. Some words may appear under more than one heading. Not every word will be used. accurate Hellenistic Era reject cavalry Hippocratic Oath reveal circumference individual rhetoric comedy investigate ritual conflict method seek construct myth Socratic method community oracle solid geometry create oral tradition Sophists despite plane geometry Stoicism drama pursue style Epicureanism tragedy fable voluntary 27. List all the words relevant to Art and Literature. Powered by Cognero Page 4

5 28. List all the words relevant to Philosophy, Science, and Mathematics. 29. List all the words relevant to Government and War. 30. List all the words relevant to Religion. 31. Write one or two sentences about each category of life in ancient Greece, using at least two of the vocabulary words you chose. You may change the forms of the words in your sentences. Underline the vocabulary words you use. Powered by Cognero Page 5

6 Answer Key 1. Socratic method 2. Epicureanism 3. Hellenistic Era 4. myth, fable 5. oracle 6. ritual 7. drama, comedy, tragedy 8. Sophists, rhetoric 9. oral tradition 10. Hippocratic Oath 11. cavalry 12. Stoicism 13. circumference 14. solid geometry, plane geometry 15. reveal 16. conflict 17. voluntary 18. investigate 19. accurate 20. seek 21. create 22. style 23. despite 24. method 25. community 26. pursue 27. comedy, drama, fable, myth, oral tradition, style, tragedy Powered by Cognero Page 6

7 28. circumference, Epicureanism, Hippocratic Oath, investigate, method, plane geometry, rhetoric, Socratic method, solid geometry, Sophists, Stoicism 29. cavalry, conflict, pursue 30. myth, oracle, ritual 31. Answers will vary. Sample answer for Art and Literature: The fables and myths of ancient Greece were passed on from one generation to the next by being told out loud. They were part of the oral tradition. Dramas were written down. Powered by Cognero Page 7

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Where in the world? When RESG did it happen? Greek Civilization Lesson 1 Greek Culture ESSENTIAL QUESTION. Terms to Know GUIDING QUESTIONS Lesson 1 Greek Culture ESSENTIAL QUESTION What makes a culture unique? GUIDING QUESTIONS 1. How did the ancient Greeks honor their gods? 2. Why were epics and fables important to the ancient Greeks? 3.