Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe the features of ancient Greece.
- Identify the key periods in the ancient Greek civilisation.
- Make inferences about Greek gods.
- Research a Greek god.
- Compare Athens and Sparta.
- Understand the different types of democracy.
- Explain how Athenian democracy worked.
- Explain what philosophy is.
- Identify the achievements of the ancient Greek philosophers.
- Identify the ancient Greeks’ legacies and their impact.
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Who were the Greeks and when did they live?
Lesson 2: What did the Greeks believe?
Lesson 3: How was ancient Greece governed?
Lesson 4: Did the ancient Greeks give us democracy?
Lesson 5: How do Greek philosophers influence us today?
Lesson 6: What did the Greeks do for us?
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Assessment – History Y5: What did the Greeks ever do for us?
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography: Human and physical geography, Geographical skills and fieldwork
Maths: Ratio and proportion
English: Spoken language
British values: Democracy, rule of law
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