Open Court Reading Vocabulary Unit Theme: Storytelling Oral
History Presented by Linda Brady folklore Customs, beliefs, and
stories handed down from generation to generation by a group of
people recite To say aloud from memory ancient Very old; belonging
to the distant past Aztec Sun Stone, an ancient calendar
traditional Having to do with long-established customs, beliefs, or
patterns of behavior that have been handed down from generation to
generation Traditional African instruments memorable Easily
remembered; sufficiently interesting, exciting, or unusual to be
worth remembering inherited 1. receive something when somebody dies
2. receive characteristic or quality from parent
