Ancient Troy Activity Video Guide Analysis

Students will learn about the efforts to by historians and archaeologists to discover the truth behind the Trojan War and Ancient Troy from research and excavations by watching a 4 and a half minute video and answering 22 questions (one is a creative task). 

The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from TedEd. 

Sample questions include:
--Prior to Homer, how did people know the story of the Trojan War?
--Why were Calvert’s archaeological ambitions delayed?
--How does Heinrich Schliemann fit into all this?
--Explain the relevance of the year 1180 B.C.E. 
--Is there enough definitive evidence to know that this site is the Ancient Troy written about in The Iliad, why or why not?

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