Chapter 8 Greek Civilization vocabulary (NotAlexander)
Across
- 3. to refuse to accept or consider.
- 4. to make information public; to tell a secret.
- 6. Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking.
- 8. a procedure or process; a way of doing something
- 10. human beings, persons.
- 12. the custom of passing along stories by speech.
- 14. philosophical method of questioning to gain truth.
- 15. A fight or disagreement.
- 16. free from error; in agreement with truth
- 17. by choice or free will; willingly
- 18. A distinctive form or type of something.
- 19. to bring into existence; to produce by a course of action
- 20. a branch of mathematics centered around measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, and surfaces of figures on a plane
- 24. to follow in order to capture or defeat
- 26. A story written in the form of a play.
- 27. To build.
- 30. part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses
- 31. A story meant to teach a lesson.
- 32. a group of various kinds of people living in a particular area or a common location
Down
- 1. A Traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world.
- 2. to search for
- 3. the art of public speaking and debate.
- 5. in spite of, regardless of.
- 7. the time period following the death of Alexander during which Greek culture spread through the known world
- 9. a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
- 11. To observe or study by examining closely and questioning systematically.
- 13. the outer border of a circle; the measurement of that border
- 18. branch of mathematics about measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional space
- 21. the philosophy of Epicurus, stating that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace
- 22. A play or film that tells a humorous story.
- 23. a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
- 25. the philosophy of the Stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness
- 28. Words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony.
- 29. A play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems.