1. October 21, 2013 Trojan War Actors at their best (I can look at an event from different perspectives and act out what can happen when two different civilizations want the same thing.) Homework: Vocabulary on page # 1 The Rise of Democracy

2. Warfare & Their Collapse Best known battle they won The Trojan War Middle 1200’s B.C.E.

3. What did you know about the Trojan War?

4. The Trojan War Troy – A trade center in Turkey that is located on the Dardanelles Strait connecting Asia and Europe

9. The Trojan War And the golden globe goes to …. – Acting out the Trojan War and finding out what may have happened. – What should we do… 1.First summarize your section in no more than three sentences 2.Figure out who is acting out what part and who is narrating (everyone must participate) 3.Come up with a short 2-3 minute skit.

11. Part 1 A gift was presented to three goddesses. It said it was for the most beautiful. The three goddesses fought over it. They picked a human named Paris to vote who was the prettiest and bribed him. He picked Aphrodite because she offered him the most beautiful woman in the world.

13. Part 2 Paris goes to Sparta to take Helen (the most beautiful woman in the world) home with him. They run away together even though she is married. Her husband chases them.

15. Part 3 After 10 years of war the Trojans and the Greeks are tied. The hero of the Greeks, Achilles, has his lady taken from him. He is upset and refuses to fight. His cousin fights and pretends to be him. The cousin is killed. Achilles gets upset and starts to fight again killing the Trojan hero, Hector./

17. Part 4 The war is still not won. The Greeks come up with a plan to trick the Trojans. They make a huge wooden horse and hide soldiers in it and then pretend to sail away. The Trojans take the horse into their city and that night the Greek soldiers leave the horse and let the other Greeks in the city to destroy Troy and win the war!

18. Warfare & Their Collapse Trojan war = victory??? Cost of War: – $$$$$$$$$ – Soldiers away at war are not available to protect at home Civil Wars break out at home, while military is in Troy.

19. Warfare & Their Collapse The Mycenaeans collapsed because: The Mycenaeans collapsed because: Civil Wars break out at home, while military is in Troy. Civil Wars break out at home, while military is in Troy. – Civil War – wars between opposing citizens in one civilization. Earthquakes Earthquakes By 1100 B.C.E. Mycenaean civilization collapsed. By 1100 B.C.E. Mycenaean civilization collapsed.

20. How Smart is my Polis Greek Quest # 1