1. Open Court Reading Vocabulary Unit Theme: Storytelling Oral History Presented by Linda Brady

2. folklore Customs, beliefs, and stories handed down from generation to generation by a group of people

3. recite To say aloud from memory

4. ancient Very old; belonging to the distant past Aztec Sun Stone, an ancient calendar

5. 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

6. memorable Easily remembered; sufficiently interesting, exciting, or unusual to be worth remembering

7. inherited 1. receive something when somebody dies 2. receive characteristic or quality from parent