Greek Literature
a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world
Myth
philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
Socratic method
the outer border of a circle; the measurement of that border
Circumferance
part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses
Cavalry
words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony
Ritual
a story meant to teach a lesson
fable
a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
Hippocratic Oath
a branch of mathematics centered around measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, and surfaces of figures on a plane
Plane Geometry
Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking
Sophists
a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
Oracle
a play or film that tells a humorous story
comedy
the time period following the death of Alexander during which Greek culture spread through the known world
Hellenistic Era
a branch of mathematics about measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional space
Solid Geometry
this person believed in absolute truth and that all real knowledge was within each person
Socrates
the art of public speaking and debate
Rhetoric
a story written in the form of a play
drama
the philosophy of Epicurus, stating that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace
Epicureanism
the most famous Greek mathematician/scientist
Archimedes
A student of Socrates, who wrote a book called The Republic
Plato
the custom of passing along stories by speech
Oral Tradition
a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems
tragedy
the philosophy of the Stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness
Stoicism
this person determined that the Earth is round
Eratosthenes
a physician in ancient Greece who is regarded as the "father of medicine"
Hippocrates
stories that were told during the time that is known as the Golden Age of Greece
Aesop's Fables