Discovering Ancient Greece: A Journey Through History
Explore the world of Ancient Greece through this insightful half-term study. Learn about the rich history of the region, including its city-states like Athens and Sparta, the impact of the Roman Empire, and the legendary figures such as Alexander the Great. Delve into the timeline of Ancient Greece from the Minoans to the Hellenistic Period, and uncover the fascinating culture and achievements of this ancient civilization.
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Year 4 Year 4 - - History History This half term, we will be learning about the Ancient Greeks.
Where is Greece? Where is Greece? What do you already know about Greece? What do you already know about Greece? Have you ever been to Greece? Have you ever been to Greece?
Where is Greece? Where is Greece? Greece is a small country in south east Europe. It is a popular holiday destination. The capital of Greece is Athens. Greece has an area of mainland, which is very mountainous, and hundreds of small islands dotted around in the Aegean and Ionian seas. The largest island is Crete which is in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ancient Greece When we last did History, we learnt about the impact of the Roman Empire on North-West England. What can you remember about the Roman Empire timeline? Dig deep and pull the information from the back of your brain. Do you think the Ancient Greeks lived before, during or after Do you think the Ancient Greeks lived before, during or after the Romans? the Romans?
419 CE Timeline End of Roman Empire 800 BCE Start of Roman Empire 1 CE Modern Day 2020 Birth of Jesus Christ 2200 BCE 31 BCE Start of Greek civilisation The Minoans Approximate end of Ancient Greek civilisation. Remember, we count backwards on the BCE event happened. There were 4 main periods of the Greek Empire: BCE timeline so the bigger the number, the further back in history the The Greek Dark Ages The Greek Dark Ages 2200 The Archaic Period The Archaic Period - 800 The Classical Period The Classical Period 500 plays and set up the first proper democracy. Alexander the Great. The Hellenistic Period The Hellenistic Period 323 323- -30 BCE 30 BCE The death of Alexander the Great and the emergence of the Roman Empire 2200 800 BCE 800 BCE - - The Minoan and Mycenaean civilisations. 800- -500 BCE 500 BCE First Olympic Games held. 500 323 BCE 323 BCE The Greeks built fantastic temples, made scientific discoveries, wrote
Lands conquered by Alexander the Great Modern day Greece
The Ancient Greeks There was never one country called ancientGreece . Instead, Greece was divided up into small city city- -states states, like Athens, Sparta, Corinth and Olympia. Each city-state ruled itself. They had their own governments, laws and army. So, ancient Greeks living in Sparta considered themselves Spartan first, and Greek second. Famously, the city-states didn t get on very well and often fought each other. However, sometimes they joined together to fight against a bigger enemy, like the Persian Persian Empire Empire. . Only a very powerful ruler could control all Greece. One man did in the 300s BCE. He was Alexander Alexander the Alexander led his army to conquer an empire that stretched as far as Afghanistan and India. the Great Great, from Macedonia.
There is an enormous amount of information available about the ancient Greeks. Here are some websites you might like to look at to find out more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zxytpv4 http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/greece/dailylife.htm https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/ancient-greece/ Activity: Activity: Read a bit more about the ancient Greeks. Create a fact file or an informative poster showing what you have found out about the ancient Greeks.
I hope you enjoyed finding out about the ancient Greeks. In the next lesson, we will be looking at how the ancient Greeks have impacted our lives today.
