Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in ________. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the ________. (1) This led to an intense _______ rivalry between _______ and ____. The Trojan War between _______ and ____ took place during the middle of the ____ BCE.

Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in Asia Minor. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the ________. (1) This led to an intense _______ rivalry between _______ and ____. The Trojan War between _______ and ____ took place during the middle of the ____ BCE.

Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in Asia Minor. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea. (1) This led to an intense _______ rivalry between _______ and ____. The Trojan War between _______ and ____ took place during the middle of the ____ BCE.

Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in Asia Minor. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea. (1) This led to an intense economic rivalry between _______ and ____. The Trojan War between _______ and ____ took place during the middle of the ____ BCE.

Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in Asia Minor. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea. (1) This led to an intense economic rivalry between _______ and Troy. The Trojan War between _______ and ____ took place during the middle of the ____ BCE.

Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in Asia Minor. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea. (1) This led to an intense economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy. The Trojan War between _______ and ____ took place during the middle of the ____ BCE.

Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in Asia Minor. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea. (1) This led to an intense economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy. The Trojan War between Mycenae and Troy took place during the middle of the _____ BCE.

Trojan Civilization Troy – a major trading city in Asia Minor. Trojans controlled the trade routes from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea. (1) This led to an intense economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy. The Trojan War between Mycenae and Troy took place during the middle of the 1200s BCE.

Homer Blind Greek ____ Around 750 BCE, he wrote 2 great ________* * epic poem - _____________ _______________________ ___________________

Homer Blind Greek poet Around 750 BCE, he wrote 2 great ________* * epic poem - _____________ _______________________ ___________________

Homer Blind Greek poet Around 750 BCE, he wrote 2 great epic poems* * epic poem - _____________ _______________________ ___________________

Homer Blind Greek poet Around 750 BCE, he wrote 2 great epic poems* * epic poem - a long, narrative poem describing heroic deeds and extraordinary people

Homer

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of ___…also about the wrath of Achilles against _________ and, later, _____ (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of _______ as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name ______ (b) the word odyssey now means ____ _______________.

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of Troy…also about the wrath of Achilles against _________ and, later, _____ (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of _______ as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name ______ (b) the word odyssey now means ____ _______________.

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of Troy…also about the wrath of Achilles against Agamemnon and, later, _____ (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of _______ as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name ______ (b) the word odyssey now means ____ _______________.

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of Troy…also about the wrath of Achilles against Agamemnon and, later, Hector (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of _______ as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name ______ (b) the word odyssey now means ____ _______________.

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of Troy…also about the wrath of Achilles against Agamemnon and, later, Hector (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of Odysseus as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name ______ (b) the word odyssey now means ____ _______________.

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of Troy…also about the wrath of Achilles against Agamemnon and, later, Hector (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of Odysseus as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name Ulysses (b) the word odyssey now means ____ _______________.

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of Troy…also about the wrath of Achilles against Agamemnon and, later, Hector (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of Odysseus as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name Ulysses (b) the word odyssey now means great adventurous journey.

(1) the Iliad – about the attack of Troy…also about the wrath of Achilles against Agamemnon and, later, Hector (2) the Odyssey – about the wanderings of Odysseus as he traveled home after the Trojan War (a) the Romans will later call Odysseus by the name Ulysses (b) the word odyssey now means great adventurous journey.

 The Iliad and Odyssey became the ________ and the ____ of the early Greeks.

 The Iliad and Odyssey became the story book and the ____ of the early Greeks.

 The Iliad and Odyssey became the story book and the bible of the early Greeks.

The Iliad

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The Iliad A Summary

AthenaAphroditeHera

AthenaAphroditeHera

Eris (Goddess of Discord)

Zeus

Paris

Paris’ Decision

AthenaAphroditeHera What side do you think they will support?

AthenaAphroditeHera Greeks

AthenaAphroditeHera Greeks

AthenaAphroditeHera Greeks Trojans

King Menelaus (Sparta) Queen Helen (Sparta)

Paris & Helen

King Agamemnon (Mycenae) King Menelaus (Sparta)

Achilles’ past

Achilles

Thetis Dipping Achilles in the Styx

Centaur

Chiron and the Young Achilles fresco painting

King Agamemnon Achilles

King Agamemnon Achilles

Briseis Leaving Achilles’ Tent

Patroclus

Hector

Patroclus Hector

Achilles’ response?

Achilles Slays Hector

Achilles Drags Hector’s Body around Troy

Achilleon Palace Corfu, Greece

Odysseus

The Trojan Horse

Laocoon and His Sons

Tableau

a scene that typically shows an event in history or literature and that is created on a stage by a group of people who are dressed in costumes and who do not speak or move