ENGLISH I: MYTHOLOGY / EPIC POETRY UNIT

THE ODYSSEY PRE-READING ACTIVITIES: ANCIENT GREECE

DIRECTIONS: READ THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET. AS YOU READ, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ATTACHED TO THIS PACKET. YOUR ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND SPECIFICALLY ANSWER EACH QUESTION USING THE DETAILS PROVIDED IN THE READING. THIS WILL COUNT AS A GRADE. WE WILL GO OVER THE ANSWERS AFTER EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE PACKET AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE

Our first evidence of real settlement in Greece comes from about 55,000 BC (57,000 years ago). Even then there were not very many people until around 3000 BC. Greek history is usually divided into a Stone Age, a Bronze Age, and an Iron Age. Classical Greece (510 - 404 B.C.): During...