Author: Hyde, Gill

Key
Vocabulary
territory, invasion, millennium , bias, era, inference change continuity, society significant diversity, significance cause consequence, trends interpretation hypothesis myth, democracy, legacies, empire, city states, civilisation, Mount Olympus, Marathon, parliament democracy government, Parthenon, philosopher,

GREEKS - KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER

Does the modern day Olympics have any similarities to the Ancient Greek Olympics?
How is it different now?

Substantive concepts:
Invasion & Empire:
To know the origin of the Greek Empire
Settlement & Social History:
To know about gods, goddesses and religious beliefs in ancient Greece.
To know about the city states of Sparta and Athens and make comparisons.
To know the three main types of government in ancient Greece: monarchy, oligarchy and democracy.
To know key aspects of daily life in ancient Greece
Equality
Paralympians - how they came to have their own sporting event and the impact this has had over the years (including Invictus Games).
To know how democracy worked in Ancient Greece

How does the democracy of Ancient Greece differ to democracy today?

Discretionary Knowledge
To identify periods of rapid change in history and contrast them with times of relatively little change.
To describe the main changes in a period of history (using terms such as: social, religious, political, technological and cultural).
To know the origin of the Greek Empire
To know about gods, goddesses and religious beliefs in ancient Greece.
To know about the city states of Sparta and Athens and make comparisons.
To know the three main types of government in ancient Greece: monarchy, oligarchy and democracy.
To know key aspects of daily life in ancient Greece
To know how modern life has been influenced by the Ancient Greeks
Paralympians - how they came to have their own sporting event and the impact this has had over the years (including Invictus Games).
To know how democracy worked in Ancient Greece

Why is the Trojan horse story so well-known?
What sources of evidence can we use to find out about it?

Who were some of the Greek Gods and Goddesses the Ancient Greeks believed in? Why did they believe in them?
Which myths were told about them?

How did the Spartans and Athenians differ?
Why were they so strong?

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490CE where the outnumbered Athenians defeated the Persians