Black Ships Before Troy
Question #1: Complete the Sentences
Name: Annaliese RosarioDate: 4/9
Period:
Complete the sentence frames below using the vocabulary words.
1. The goddess Athene wanted to.
2. The sea between Greece and Troy is
3. The
the insult she received.
and deep.
knew how the Trojan War would end.
4. A disagreement between friends can lead to a
5. You would never meet a
in the city, but you might in a forest.
Follow along with the video preview and fill in the blanks with the missing words as you listen.
The Bronze
storm
stand
woman
Ancient Greece
Spartan warriors,
crash against ships. A
for battle. The walls of Troy
them. As rain falls, the Spartans charge
a ten-year long siege? And what will it
How could one
to be victorious in
the battle for Troy? Find out. Read Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff.
Which aspect of the story is mainly left unresolved at the end of the excerpt?
What is Oenone's
special gift?
A.
B.
The guest that will cause the argument to occur among the goddesses
The goddess that will be chosen to receive the golden apple
C.
The wife that Aphrodite will select for Paris to have
D.
The fate that will occur for the city of Troy
What did each of the goddesses claim?
Aphrodite:
Athene:
Hera:
WORD
DEFINITION
Nymph
(noun)
a female nature spirit
Discord
disagreement
(noun)
Avenge
(verb)
to take revenge for
something
Soothsayers
people who claim to
(noun)
foretell future events
Vast
(adjective)
very large