HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Iliad and Odyssey are conventionally dated to the late 8th or early 7th century BC. By this time the use of writing was becoming more widespread in Greece and it seems that the poems were also set down for the first time. But it’s clear that the poems contain features preserved from the pre-writing age.
Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of the Iliad is, like any epic, to recount the deeds of a national hero. The hero of the Iliad is Achilles, who sits in his tent sulking for most the final year of the war because he is angry with King Agamemnon, leader of the Greek army.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dating to about 750 B.C., this bust is said to be of the Greek poet Homer, author of The Iliad and The Odyssey-epic poems passed down orally by bards long before they were written down.