Vocabulary List 8
1. Myth-A traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or
explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving
supernatural beings or events
2. Fable-A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
3. Epic-A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating
the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a
nation.
4. Pantheon-All the gods of a people or religion collectively
5. Agora-a public open space used for assemblies and markets.
6. Archipelago-A group or chain of islands
7. Peninsula-A piece of land projecting out into a body of water (typically
surround on three sides by water)
8. Isthmus-A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link
between (like a land bridge)
9. Republic-A state where power is held by the people and their elected
representatives, and has an elected president rather than a monarch.
10. Democracy-Government in which the power is held by the people and
exercised by them directly or indirectly