Trojan War Flashcards

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What was the actual historical Trojan War?

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1260 BC- 1250 BC

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What were the historical causes of the war?

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The trade route between Aegean sea and the Black sea

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Story of the Trojan horse

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The Trojans thought they won the war so they brought a horse to their party and later that night the Greeks came out of the horse and killed them all.

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Who was Paris?

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Prince of Troy picked who the apple of discord would go to.

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The story of the Apple of Discord

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Eris throws an apple into a wedding and Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all fight over who the apple will go to. They picked a boy named Paris and he picked Aphrodite who promised him a beautiful wife.

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Who was Menalaus?

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Married to Helen and went to war to get his wife back

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Who was Helen?

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Helen as Sparta and married to King Menelaus

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Who was Odysseus?

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One pf the suiters of Helen, King of Ithica

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Who was Achillies?

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Thetis son

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Who is Homer?

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Wrote about the journeys of Odysseus

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Who was Telemachus?

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Odysseus’ son

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Who is Penelope?

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The wife to Odysseus and mother to Telemachus

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