Greece Vocab Part 2

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Traditional story explaining practices or beliefs of people or nature.

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Myth

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Relating to Greek history, language, and culture from Alexander the Great's death to Cleopatra's defeat.

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Hellenistic

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Homer’s epic poem about the Trojan War

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Iliad

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Homer’s epic poem about Odysseus’ travels home after the Trojan War

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Odyssey

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A long poem chronicling the adventures of a legendary hero.

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epic poem

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Bond or connection between families, states, or individuals

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alliance

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Art and science of designing buildings

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architecture

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A person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment.

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Philosopher

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Greek teachers of philosophy, reason, and public speaking

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Sophists

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Believed in absolute truth, created the Socratic Method, influenced teacher-student interactions.

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Socrates