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Ancient Greeks Introduction
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Where is Greece?
Greece is in the South East of Europe.
The current Greek flag
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Where is Greece?
Greece is made up of the mainland and
hundreds of small islands dotted
around it. The mainland of Greece is
mountainous. There are appoximately
140 inhabited islands in Greece.
What do the
underlined
words mean?
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Where is Greece?
Greece is part of Europe. It borders with Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria.
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. It stands 9,754ft tall.
The capital city of Greece is Athens. Athens is also the largest city with a population of over 3 million people.
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How is Greece different to
our country?
What is Greece like?
Greece has a mostly warm and sunny climate. In
the summer months, temperatures can soar as high
as 33°C. In the winter months the temperature is
usually 13 – 15°C. It can rain in Greece too. The
wettest months are December and January.
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Civilisation – a large, well-organized group
of people living along side each other.
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The Ancient Greeks
The Ancient Greeks were a civilisation that lived in Greece and the countries
that we now call Turkey and Bulgaria. We’re not quite sure of the exact dates
the Ancient Greeks lived, but we do know they were at their most powerful
between 2000BC and 146BC.
4500BC 4000BC 3500BC 3000BC 2500BC 2000BC 1500BC 1000BC 500BC Year 0 Present Day
Ancient Greeks 2000 – 146 BC
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The Ancient Greeks
The Ancient Greeks didn’t use flags, however they did have
symbols on their shields to show which state they lived in.
Did you know?
The Ancient Greeks were split into lots of different states. Each state
was ruled in its own way, with their own laws, government and money.
However, all of the Ancient Greeks had the same language and the
same religion. The two most important cities were Athens and Sparta.
Athens is still important today. It is the capital city of Greece.
The symbol of Sparta.
The symbol of Athens.
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How do we know about the Ancient Greeks?
Even though the Ancient Greeks lived a long time ago,
archaeologists have learnt lots about them from objects they have
found. Archaeologists have dug up many Ancient Greek
artefacts and buildings. Marine archaeologists have also found
wrecks of Ancient Greek ships and their cargoes.
The most useful artefacts have been pottery items because they
are usually decorated with scenes of everyday life. Historians can
work out what life was like by studying the pictures on the pots.
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How do we know about the Ancient Greeks?
What does this pot tell you about
life in the Ancient Greek era?
Partner Time
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Independent Task
Today, you are going to be historians.
Study the pottery photos and write down what you can see.
What does this tell us about life during the Ancient Greek era?
We will discuss what we think at the end of the lesson.
Activity
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What can you see?
What does this tell you about life in Ancient Greece?
What can you see?
What does this tell you about life in Ancient Greece?
