Greek Civilization
The time period that ran from about 500 BCE to 323 BCE
The Classical Period
This genre was extremely popular in Ancient Greece
Tragedy
The reason Oedipus's biological parents left him for dead.
A prophecy
The name of the ship Jason and his crew take on their journey.
The Argo
simile
How many years ago 500 BCE was.
about 2500 years ago
These people were not allowed to act in plays in Ancient Greece.
Women
The name of one of Oedipus's daughters.
Antigone or Ismene
The item Jason had to steal to take back the throne from his uncle.
The Golden Fleece
When there is an unexpected outcome in a story that is for dramatic or humorous effect
irony
The person who gave prophecies in Ancient Greece
The Oracle
True or False: The writers often acted in their own plays.
True
What was ironic about Oedipus promising to search for the person who killed the king of Thebes?
He killed the king but didn't know it.
The name of Jason's uncle who usurped the throne from his father.
Pelias
When an author uses descriptive language that helps the reader imagine sights, sounds, smells, etc...
imagery
The name of the god who rules the Underworld
Hades
What actors wore to help them change characters quickly.
Masks
The monster that Oedipus saves Thebes from.
Sphinx.
What Medea did to slow down her father when he tried to pursue her and Jason.
Dismembered her brother and threw pieces in the ocean.
The use of an object in a story to represent an idea
symbolism
The word that is used to describe religions which believe in multiple Gods.
Polytheistic or polytheism
Name one Greek playwrite.
Euripides or Sophocles
What happens to Oedipus's two sons.
The kill each other in battle. One is buried, the other is not.
The reason Medea cuts up a sheep and boils the pieces then makes a lamb appear.
To convince Pelias's daughters to cut him up to "make him young again"
An exaggeration for dramatic effect
hyperbole