The Legend of Diyes

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-legend-of-diyes

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the tribe?Dii
2. What is the geographical origin?Foothills of the Rhodope Mountains, Thrace
3. What is the Legend of Diyes about?It tells the story of the Dii tribe moving from the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains to a new land called the country of Odin.
4. Where did the Dii tribe live before they moved?They lived in the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains in Thrace.

Thracian Tribes: Ancient peoples inhabiting the region of Thrace, known for their diverse cultures and martial prowess.
Ethnogenesis: The process by which a distinct ethnic group or people comes into being.
Antiquity: The period of history from the earliest known civilizations to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.