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Learning objective: To use sources to find out about daily life in ancient Greece
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How do you think we know so much about the daily life
of the ancient Greeks?
Despite the differences between the two city-states of Athens and Sparta that we explored in the previous lesson, the daily life of
many people across ancient Greece was similar.
Think, pair, then share your ideas.
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Many objects from ancient Greece have survived for thousands of years, buried under the ground. Archaeologists excavate and study
these artefacts to see what they can tell us about the time period they were from.
Ancient Greek pottery has been the most useful in revealing what
everyday life was like.
Why do you think this is?
Think, pair, then share your ideas.
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Many of the pottery pieces were decorated with scenes from everyday life. Through studying the pictures, historians can
determine what life was like in ancient Greece.
What can you infer from the scenes on these vases?
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Any artefact or document that tells us about the past is called a source of information.
A primary source is an original artefact or document from the time.
A secondary source is something that is created later by someone that did
not experience the time or event first-hand.
Can you think of any other examples
of these two types of sources?
is the pottery on the previous page a
primary or secondary source?
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Letters
diaries
photographs
paintings
sculptures
music
textbooks documentaries
websites
tools
pottery
articles
Discuss your reasoning as a class.
Look at the sources below – which do you think are primary sources, and which are secondary sources?
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Letters music
tools
diaries
paintingspotteryphotographs
sculptures
primary sources
textbooks documentarieswebsites
secondary sources
articles
Which of the primary sources listed here might we find for ancient Greece? Which will we not find? Why?
Discuss your answers.
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Today you are going to find out more about daily life
in ancient Greece by looking at both types of
sources of information.
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Which type of source do you think is the most...
...authentic?
...trustworthy? ...easy to interpret?
...unbiased?
Discuss your opinions as a class.
Today you have used both primary and secondary sources to research daily life in ancient Greece.
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