D. G. A: Dead Guy Academy

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D. G. A Dead Guy Academy
Day 3 Greece (continued)

• Mr. Norris
• 6th Grade
• Social Studies
• 2010-2011

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Homer
It is believed that Homer was blind. His
poems were not originally written down,
but memorized.
I lived during the 700s or 800s BC.

• Homer was the greatest poet of the ancient world.
  
• I wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey, two epic
  poems that are read by students today.
• My poems tell the stories of great heroes.
• The Illiad is a story of the last years of the
  Trojan War and a hero named Achilles.
• The Odyssey tells of a hero named Odysseuss
  travels following the war.
• Odysseus meets obstacles like monsters,
  magicians, and angry gods.
• These poems were memorized by students as part of
  their education.

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Pericles
I ruled from 460 BC to 429 BC.

• I was a leader of Greece who was very proud of my
  country.
• Under my rule, democracy reached its height.
• In a democratic government, rulers are elected
  and opinions of the people are taken into
  consideration.
• I believed that my people should speak their
  voice, and that serving in government is just as
  important as fighting in the military.
• I believed democracy was so important that I even
  paid people to participate.

Before democracy, civilizations were ruled by
one or a few rulers. Democracy allowed for all
citizens to have a say.
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Sophocles
I lived from 496- 406 BC.

• I was a famous Greek playwright.
• I focused mostly on tragedies.
• Not only was I the writer of some of the most
  famous tragedies in history, I was also an actor.
• Tragedies are plays that tell of terrible events
  that occur in the lives of the characters.
• My most famous tragedy is called Oedipus the
  King.
• This tragedy tells of an orphan who is destined
  to killed his father and marry his mother, which
  he does.

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Euripides
I lived from 480-406 BC.

• Much like Sophocles, I was a playwright.
• However, I was kind of a rebel and wrote about
  things that not many Greeks agreed with.
• I wrote plays that made fun of gods and
  government.
• Because I wasnt very popular, many people made
  fun of me and treated me poorly.
• My works still live on, however, as plays
  different than anything that had ever been
  written before.

I wrote between 75 and 92 plays.