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