What the

Greeks did for

us

Use the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/z8q8wmn

or scan the QR code at the top of the page to complete the following questions about the Ancient Greeks. Please record your answers in your home-learning book.

Despite the Greek civilisation being over 3000 years ago our lives are still very much shaped by them. We must thank the Greeks for our alphabet, our democracy, theatres, plays, science, medicines and maths……boohoo!!!

1. What does democracy mean?

2. What was the Pynx?

3. Could women vote?

4. How did the Greeks deal with criminals?

5. What does the word ostracised mean?

6. Who is the statue of?

7. When did the modern Olympics begin?

8. How do modern marathons link back to the Greeks?

9. Who is Pythagoras? What discovery did he make?

10. Why do modern scientists need to thank Aristotle?

11. Socrates and Plato are famous for being Greek philosophers, what is a philosopher?

Click on the image at the bottom of the page to discover the legacy of the Greeks.

Alternatively use the weblinks below to complete your own study into at least one famous Greek person

A Greek Legacy

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/greece/famous.htm

https://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greece.html/

https://www.definitelygreece.com/famous-greek-philosophers/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bDrYTXQLu8