History Unit 5 Voc. Review

play or film that tells a humorous story

• myth

• comedy

• tragedy

play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems

• myth

• comedy

• tragedy

a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world

• myth

• comedy

• tragedy

philosophy that teaches the purpose of life is to look for happiness

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• rhetoric

philosophy that believes people should try not to feel joy or sadness

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• rhetoric

the art of public speaking and debate

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• rhetoric

the measurement of the outer border of a circle

• oracle

• circumference

• cavalry

sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

• oracle

• circumference

• cavalry

part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses

• oracle

• circumference

• cavalry

a story meant to teach a lesson

• myth

• fable

• drama