1. Greek Literature and Drama Social Studies

2. Greek Epics (Poems) Homer (blind poet) – The Iliad – about the Trojan War – The Odyssey- Odysseus and his travels towards home in Ithaca

3. Glossary of Poetry terms Select 5

4. Greek Fables Aesop (slave) – “The Tortoise and the Hare” Moral: Slow and steady wins the race – “The Ant and the Grasshopper” Moral: Prepare for the future

5. Greek theater Built in name of god Dionysius Music and theater as medicine?

6. Greek Drama Tragedy Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Comedy Aristophanes

7. Greek roots, prefixes, suffixes How many do you already know? Write 7 here

8. Who’s your muse? Here are a list of muses- copy 2 for this slide

9. Greek Historians Herodotus – wrote about the Persian Wars Thucydides – wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars