1. DAY 3
DIGGING FOR TROY

2. PA STANDARDS & OBJECTIONS
OBJECTIVES
Discuss the life of Heinrich Schliemann
Explore the site at Hisarlik
Compare the findings to that of the story of the Iliad.
Discuss the history portion of the research paper.

3. My finishing move would be the BODY SLAM!!
REVIEW FROM YESTERDAY
My finishing move would be the BODY SLAM!!
What was Homer’s profession?
A. Singer
B. Writer
C. Bard
D. Professional Wrestler

4. INSERT WHITEBOARD

5. So what is the name of that of that science where people dig to learn about the past?
A. Marine Biology
B Anthropology
C. Astronomy
D. Archeology

6. We have talked about archeology before.
Think back to the beginning of the year when we talked about Sumer
C Leonard Woolley, while digging for the Babylonians found an older civilization called Sumer.
The story of finding Troy is like digging through a layer cake
What do I mean by that? Let’s find out!

7. Heinrich Schliemann was a 19th century German millionaire who was obsessed with finding the city of Troy
One problem…most scholars thought it was a myth like Atlantis or Camelot.
But the funny thing about myth is that there usually is a kernel of truth to them .
But where to dig?

8. https://www. google. com/maps/place/Troia/@39. 9575,26

9. The Iliad places the city of Troy on the Ionian Coast (modern Turkey) along the Dardanelles
The Dardanelles is a narrow straight connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara
Can you think of any other “Straights” in the world?
ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHALLENGE?

10. Go to
Type in “famous straights”
Find one and type it on the blank slide.
You have 1:30……

11. Most thought Troy was a fictitious place but some believed Homer must have been writing about a real place and a real war.
There was always a legend that Troy was located at the mound of Hisarlik (Hiss-R-Lick)
So Heinrich Schliemann went and dug.
Guess what he found?

12. Not just one Troy BUT NINE!!!!
But how did he come to that conclusion
Remember when I said digging for Troy was like digging through a layer cake?
The mound at Hisarlik was 9 cities built atop one another.
But which one, if any, was the Troy of the Trojan War?

13. Schliemann was not a trained archeologist.
Instead of digging slowly he cut a HUGE trench right down the middle of the mound, exposing layers (like our cake)
He thought that Troy would be at the bottom
What he found wasn’t exactly what he was looking for (though he thought it was for a short time)

15. He found an older site (1,000 years too early)
Through he didn’t know it at the time he destroyed part of the actual city he was looking for.
But that didn’t stop him from announcing to the world he not only found THE Troy of Homer but also Priam’s Treasure

16. He went to Jared. No, wait, I mean Troy
PRIAM’S TREASURE

17. Schliemann was a liar.
1st he claimed he always wanted to find Troy even since he was a boy (not true)
2nd he claimed his wife was with him when he found the treasure (again not true. She was at their home in Athens, Greece.
When he found out the “treasure” he found was too old to be from Homer’s Troy he knew he goofed.

18. He went to the grave believing he found Troy.
Later archeologist (as late as 2005) think the Troy Homer was talking about is either Troy VI or Troy VII
Why?

19. Troy VI resembles the grand city found in the Iliad.
Problem is it looks like it was destroyed by an earthquake.
Could later writers used this in creating the Trojan horse?

20. According to Greek mythology Poseidon was the god of the sea and earthquakes.
Earthquakes were caused by the horses pulling his chariot.
So was the horse a metaphor for the an earthquake?

21. The Trojan Horse is NOT found in the Iliad but in later writings about the fall of Troy.
But if an earthquake, not the Greeks, destroyed Troy then the story might not be true.
Let’s go to Troy VII…BUT FIRST

22. https://www. google. com/maps/place/Troia/@39. 9575,26

23. PIT STOP 1
TRUE or False 1. Heinrich Schliemann dug at Hisarlik? 2. There are seven Troys not one? 3. Troy VI was brought down by an earthquake?

24. Troy VII was NOT the grand city described by Homer.
It was a city of shanty homes and destruction.
BUT there are signs of warfare such as arrow heads, unburied skeletons, and sling stones used in defense of the city.
The question now is….Who destroyed it?

25. The short answer is NO ONE KNOWS. (DÉJÀ VU anyone?)
Someone destroyed Troy VII but the arrowheads found could come from anywhere.
In the end, the question is still unanswered
ME AGAIN!

26. QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
The people mentioned in the Iliad were real?
Homer was a real person and composed the Iliad?
Troy VI or VII was the Troy mentioned in the Iliad?
Unknown

27. Homer may have lived on the Ionian Coast and knew about the multiple cities at Hisarlik
The story is based on a combination of events and used to create a story.
The real story will never be known in full.

28. You will write 3 paragraphs comparing Troy to the lost city of Atlantis
The 1st paragraph will be about the Homer. Who was he? When did he live? Was he a real person? Did he compose the Iliad or was it someone else?
The 2nd paragraph will be a summary of the search for Troy and the digging at Hisarlik. Who dug for Troy? What did they find? How many Troys were found? In your opinion were any the city Homer mentions in the Iliad? Why or why not?
The 3rd paragraph will be a compare/contrast between the search for Troy and the search for Atlantis. What do Troy and Atlantis have in common? How are they different? Who has looked for Atlantis? Where have they looked? How does that compare to the digging at Hisarlik for Troy? Who wrote about Atlantis and where is it found (hint, look at the links and you see his name…it sounds like a toy you can make blue spaghetti from)

29. Do not plagiarize. Write your findings in your own words.
Don’t overthink it. Have fun with this. YOU ARE THE DETECTIVE. Use your skills to write an awesome paper.
Write in complete sentences and don’t use texting language (or Mrs. Burns will turn into the Minotaur and go on a rampage)

30. This will be part 1 (the history part) of your joint paper between English & History.
Tomorrow and Friday you can begin your work.
If you need help I am here to guide you.
Think of this as an adventure into the spaces between myth and reality.
On Monday you will start with the English portion of the paper.