Social Studies 5-1 Flashcards
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Euripides
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One of the three best-known writers of Greek tragedies.
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Sophocles
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One of the three best-known writers of Greek tragedies.
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Comedy
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A drama where the story ends happily.
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Drama
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A story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story.
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Tragedy
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A type of drama where a person struggles to overcome difficulties but fails.
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Fable
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A short tale that teaches a lesson.
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Aesop
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A Greek slave who made up his now famous fables.
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Homer
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A poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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Delphi
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City holding the Temple of Apollo.
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Epics
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Long poems; the earliest Greek stories.
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Oracle
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A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
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Mount Olympus
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The highest mountain in Greece.
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Myths
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Traditional stories about gods and heros.
