Historical Background for Oedipus the King

Who settled in Greece?

• Greek

• Mycenaeans

• Minoans

• Romans

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

Who ruled over all Gods

• Sophocles

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Zeus

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In Greece annual festivals were called

• Dionysia

• Crete

• Dionysus

• Aphrodite

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who was the leader after the Persian War

• Homer

• Alexander the Great

• Pericles

• Oedipus

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a Catharsis

• A traditional event

• Cleaning the body

• Cleansing of the emotions

• Performing CPR

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which one of these is not considered a grand master by Greek tragedy

• Euripides

• Sophocles

• Aeschylus

• Socrates

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Where did Sophocles grow up

• Colonus

• Chalcis

• Athens

• Patras

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is Greek theater based on the belief of?

• Lots of food

• Many People

• Chorus

• Many Gods

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who was Philip of Macedon's son?

• Poseidon

• Oedipus

• Pericles

• Alexander the great

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What war was Sparta and Athens in?

• Mediterranean War

• Peloponnesian War

• Athens War

• Greek War

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5