So his name is first. The name is read: (pro. Toot –arnkh-ar-moon) RIGHT CARTOUCHE (RIGHT-TO-LEFT top to Bottom): NEB- KHEPER-U-RE (pro. Neb Khepper –oo-ray). THESE CARTOUCHES ARE THE NAME AND THE PERSONAL THRONE NAME RESPECTIVELY. Case 47 Troy and the Trojan War – Observation/ Factual recall: The ancient city of Troy is in the modern country of TURKEY • Who was the poet who composed the and the HOMER Odyssey? • How many (layers of occupation) do archaeologists usually say the ruins of Troy levels • have today? (see yellow sidebar). THIRTY The archaeologist who believed that Troy was a real place and not imaginary was • HEINRICH Schliemann Most scholars think that Homer lived in IONIA on the west coast of Turkey. • What find (discovery) made by Heinrich Schliemann at Troy led him to believe that II • was that of Homer’s city? Hint: find the THE OF HELEN“ (ALSO red pin. “JEWELS CALLED TREASURE”) FOUND NEAR THE RAMP ON THE “PRIAM’S SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LEVEL II BUT PROBABLY BURIED IN A HOLE DUG DOWN FROM LEVEL III ABOVE. Interpretation: Schliemann thought that or Level IIc was the ruins of the Troy of the period of the • Trojan War. Most scholars today believe that layer or Level SIX is the remains of Homer’s Troy. Note that three of the soldiers descending from the wooden horse have of eight” • “figure made of oxhide. How might this explain that the Greek soldiers suffered shields wounds to their THE SHIELDS FAILED TO PROTECT THEIR SIDES sides? SUFFICIENTLY How does the proverb of Greeks bearing gifts” relate to Homer’s story of the • “Beware Trojan War? THE TROJAN CITIZENS ACCEPTED THE APPARENT GIFT OF THE WOODEN HORSE TO THEIR PERIL Extension & Research: Research the of the Mycenaean soldier. Remember Homer probably weapons and armour • lived in the when iron weapons came into widespread use. However the weapons iron age in the Iliad and the Odyssey are THE BRONZE WEAPONS REFLECT THE bronze.
So his name is first. The name is read: (pro. Toot –arnkh-ar-moon) RIGHT CARTOUCHE (RIGHT-TO-LEFT top to Bottom): NEB- KHEPER-U-RE (pro. Neb Khepper –oo-ray). THESE CARTOUCHES ARE THE PERSONAL NAME AND THE THRONE NAME RESPECTIVELY. Case 47 – Troy and the Trojan War Observation/ Factual recall: • The ancient city of Troy is in the modern country of TURKEY • Who was the poet who composed the and the Odyssey? HOMER • How many levels (layers of occupation) do archaeologists usually say the ruins of Troy have today? (see yellow sidebar). THIRTY • The archaeologist who believed that Troy was a real place and not imaginary was HEINRICH Schliemann • Most scholars think that Homer lived in IONIA on the west coast of Turkey. • What find (discovery) made by Heinrich Schliemann at Troy led him to believe that II was that of Homer’s city? Hint: find the red pin. THE “JEWELS OF HELEN“ (ALSO CALLED “PRIAM’S TREASURE”) FOUND NEAR THE RAMP ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LEVEL II BUT PROBABLY BURIED IN A HOLE DUG DOWN FROM LEVEL III ABOVE. Interpretation: • Schliemann thought that or Level IIc was the ruins of the Troy of the period of the Trojan War. Most scholars today believe that layer or Level SIX is the remains of Homer’s Troy. • Note that three of the soldiers descending from the wooden horse have “figure of eight” shields made of oxhide. How might this explain that the Greek soldiers suffered wounds to their sides? THE SHIELDS FAILED TO PROTECT THEIR SIDES SUFFICIENTLY • How does the proverb “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts” relate to Homer’s story of the Trojan War? THE TROJAN CITIZENS ACCEPTED THE APPARENT GIFT OF THE WOODEN HORSE TO THEIR PERIL Extension & Research: • Research the weapons and armour of the Mycenaean soldier. Remember Homer probably lived in the iron age when iron weapons came into widespread use. However the weapons in the Iliad and the Odyssey are bronze. THE BRONZE WEAPONS REFLECT THE
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