Chapter 7/8 Vocabulary

4. a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
7. the territory governed by an official known as a satrap
9. a Persian religion based on the belief of one god
10. a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems
12. a branch of mathematics about measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional space
13. a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
14. a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
15. Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking
16. philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
19. a branch of mathematics centered around measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, and surfaces of figures on a plane

1. a Greek city-state
2. the art of public speaking and debate
3. words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony
5. a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
6. the philosophy of the Stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness
8. an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler
11. the governor of a province in ancient Persia
17. tradition: the custom of passing along stories by speech
18. a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows