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ASSIGNMENT FOR TUESDAY, MAY 26:
DIRECTIONS: Read the summary of "Poisoned Arrow." Then, click the link below to submit your answers to the questions.
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The Story of the Trojan War
Homer was the most famous poet in Ancient Greece. He lived on a Greek island around 750B.C.. At that time, poets did not write down the poems but they sang them aloud while people sat and listened. Homer’s poems were about the Greek gods and the myths, describing the religious beliefs and values of the ancient Greeks. One of his famous poems is called the Iliad and it is about the Trojan War. Today the story of the Trojan War is still very popular.
Read the story of the Trojan War and answer the questions on the link at the end of the story:
Once upon a time, there was an ancient city named Troy, located on one of the Greek islands. The people of Troy built tall walls to protect their city. They also built gates in the wall. For years, the Greeks tried to get over the walls around the city of Troy but failed. The Trojans could not drive away the Greeks. Neither the Greeks nor the Trojans seemed to be able to win.
One day, Odysseus, a Greek general, saw a soldier making a wooden horse as a gift to the Goddess Athena. This gave him an idea. He asked the best artists he could find to work together to build a huge horse. “I need a big wooden horse”, Odysseus said, “big enough for our soldiers to hide inside. At night, these men can sneak out and open the gates of Troy.”
The wooden horse was finished. At night, the Greeks brought the huge wooden horse and placed it by the gate of Troy. Then they sailed away. The Trojans saw the horse and believed it to be a valuable offering to the gods. They carried it into the city, unaware of the soldiers hiding inside.
When everyone was asleep inside the gates of Troy, the Greek soldiers came out of the Trojan horse and opened the city gates to let their fellow soldiers in. The Greek soldiers got into the city and eventually defeated Troy.
Read the story of the Trojan War and answer the questions on the link at the end of the story:
Once upon a time, there was an ancient city named Troy, located on one of the Greek islands. The people of Troy built tall walls to protect their city. They also built gates in the wall. For years, the Greeks tried to get over the walls around the city of Troy but failed. The Trojans could not drive away the Greeks. Neither the Greeks nor the Trojans seemed to be able to win.
One day, Odysseus, a Greek general, saw a soldier making a wooden horse as a gift to the Goddess Athena. This gave him an idea. He asked the best artists he could find to work together to build a huge horse. “I need a big wooden horse”, Odysseus said, “big enough for our soldiers to hide inside. At night, these men can sneak out and open the gates of Troy.”
The wooden horse was finished. At night, the Greeks brought the huge wooden horse and placed it by the gate of Troy. Then they sailed away. The Trojans saw the horse and believed it to be a valuable offering to the gods. They carried it into the city, unaware of the soldiers hiding inside.
When everyone was asleep inside the gates of Troy, the Greek soldiers came out of the Trojan horse and opened the city gates to let their fellow soldiers in. The Greek soldiers got into the city and eventually defeated Troy.