Watch the video on The Iliad and answer the following questions:
Where is The Iliad set?
Who is the main character in the The Iliad?
Why did the Trojan War start?
How does Agamemnon insult Achilles?
Since the Trojans are winning and Achilles won't fight, who tries to save the day? What happens to them?
Who makes Achilles' special armor?
What does Achilles do to Hector after his death?
How does The Iliad end?
Visit the UPenn site on Homer and answer the following questions:
When do most people suspect Homer wrote down his epics? What two epics is he responsible for?
What are the two theories about who Homer was?
How did Homer probably make his living?
[Looking at the timeline] When were Homer's epics "written" in comparison to the events which they describe?
Read about the main characters of The Iliad using the links below. While you must read about and know information for all 12 of the characters, pick four characters to elaborate on. For each of your four characters, in your notes, find two pieces of clip art that represent them.
Watch the videos over The Odyssey and The Aeneid and summarize the plots in your notes.