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Government/Central Figures
Mythology
Women
Theater
Thebes
100
He set up the most predominant foreign policies and citizenship laws in Athens during 400 B.C.
Who is Pericles
100
The number of important gods who were said to live on Mount Olympus, under the rule of Zeus.
What is 12
100
Women's skin tone was this in order to be thought of as beautiful.
What is pale.
100
This was an original reason for the start of theater.
What is to honor the gods
100
This son of Agenor founded the city of Thebes.
Who is Cadmus
200
These city-states were the two most powerful in Ancient Greece
What are Athens and Sparta
200
He is known as the ruler of the underworld.
Who is Hades
200
The biggest role of a mother.
What is raising future-citizens of the city-state.
200
These are the three dramatic genres.
What are Tragedy, Comedy and Satire
200
The Theban princess sentenced to death in Sophocles' play "Antigone".
Who is Antigone
300
These are the two most important historians of Sophocles' time
Who are Herodotus and Thucydides
300
The god who resides at Delphi.
Who is Apollo
300
This is the Greek name for the most expensive prostitutes.
What is a Companion
300
The dominant dramatic device used by Sophocles.
What is dramatic irony
300
The son of Jocasta and Laius, who was banished from Thebes due to his terrible prophecy.
Who is Oedipus
400
Athens directed all the Greek states to form an alliance against this country.
What is Persia
400
Gods demanded this from humans, or else it was considered to be arrogance towards the gods.
What is proper burial for family members
400
The most valuable aspect of having a son.
What is to support the parents and family
400
Used to comment on the actions of the play, give background, and connect the plays to myths.
What is the Chorus
400
The mythical creature that caused drought and famine in Thebes.
What is the sphynx
500
This was the process by which the Athenian government exiled men.
What is ostracism
500
They performed public sacrifices to the gods at open altars.
Who are priests or priestesses
500
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.
What is Dowry
500
French playwright who set his version of Antigone during World War Two.
Who is Jean Anouilh
500
The name of the act of marrying and/or having sexual relations with a person of the same bloodline.
What is incest