300 | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Sparta - This is a city and city state in ancient Greece, located in an area referred to in the graphic novel as Lakonia.

Arcadia - This is city and city state in Ancient Greece, located in an area fairly close to the Hot Gates.

Athens - Within the text, this city is not described but is referred to several times with the insinuation that it is the seat of democracy and the arts.

Persia - A vast empire to the East of Greece, this place attempted on several occasions to conquer the...
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