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- 3. Term describes a protagonist’s tragic flaw, often linked to excessive pride
- 4. Greek city-state emerged victorious in the Peloponnesian War
- 5. Greek poet composed masterful epics in the oral tradition before the Greeks began writing again with an adapted Phoenician alphabet
- 10. Famous philosopher was a student of Plato and later tutored Alexander the Great
- 13. Famous Macedonian king whose military conquests spread Greek culture into central Asia
- 15. Two most powerful Greek city-states by 500 BC, one known for democracy and the other for military strength
- 16. Term refers to the opening background section of a Greek tragedy
- 17. Athenian statesman who led Athens during its Golden Age and encouraged artistic and intellectual achievements
- 18. Playwright credited with introducing a second actor to the stage, further developing Greek drama
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- 1. Even the powerful god Zeus could not change one crucial element in Greek mythology. What was this element?
- 2. Name of the song performed while the chorus moves from right to left
- 6. A battle a soldier famously ran 26 miles back to Athens to deliver news of victory
- 7. Emotional release that occurs at the end of a tragedy
- 8. Famous temple dedicated to Athena stands on the Acropolis in Athens
- 9. Poet credited with stepping away from the chorus to begin dialogue with the leader, essentially creating drama
- 11. Term derived from the Greek word hypokrites, meaning “someone acting a part”
- 12. Name of the large amphitheater in Athens where Greek plays were performed during festivals dedicated to Dionysus
- 14. Greek playwright who won first prize at the annual Dionysia twenty-four times