Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Vocabualry

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

• myth

• oracle

• oral tradition

• tragedy

a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems

• ritual

• fable

• drama

• tragedy

words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony

• comedy

• ritual

• drama

• fable

a story meant to teach a lesson

• oral tradition

• myth

• fable

• drama

a story written in the form of a play

• myth

• tragedy

• comedy

• drama

a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems

• tragedy

• myth

• oral tradition

• fable

the custom of passing along stories by speech

• myth

• oral tradition

• fable

• comedy

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

• oral tradition

• fable

• myth

• oracle