 What is Thespis?

A Singer of dithyrambs

 Who was Dionysus?

Greece god, the son of Zeus

 What did they do during the festivals?

The sang songs called dithyrambs

 Who were the people who asist to the contests?

The whole range off anthenian society, even women and slaves

 Describe the amphitheater.

It was built into the Athenian hillside

Theatron, Orchestra, thymele, skene, paradoi, deus ex machina

 What was the name of the three different playwrights?

Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

 What is the menaing of Choregos? What did they do?

Choregos was a wealthy Athenian citizen who assumed the public duty, or choregiai, of
financing the preparation for the chorus and other aspects of dramatic production that were
not paid for by the government of the polis or city-state.

 What was the prize for the winner of the Dithyramb contest?

Icy wreath, sacrificial animals, and a big banquet

 Describe the structure an element of the theater structure.

Theatron, Orchestra, thymele or altar, skene, paradoi, deus ex machina

 What is the source of power and pride mentioned?

It is related to the reaffirmation of athens as a source of power and pride

 What can you say about Peissistratus?

He was a tyrannous. He maintained a mercenary bodyguard

 How many plays are known about Aeschylus, Sopholes and Euripides?

Aeschylus: 7
Sopholes: 7
Euripides: 92

 What is the meaning of Dithyramb?

Dithyramb was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus, the god of
wine and fertility