Author: Becky Brown

Year 5 History
Ancient Greece

Who were the Ancient Greeks?
The earliest Greek civilizations were around nearly 4,000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks lived in Greece and the countries that we now call Bulgaria and Turkey.
The Greek Empire was most powerful between 2000 BC and 146 BC. The ancient Greeks developed new ideas for government, science, philosophy, religion, and art.

Key Events

Year 5 History
Ancient Greece

Key Vocabulary

Modern	Things that are happening now or happened more recently
Ancient	Something from a very long time ago
chronological	The order in which things happened
democracy	A system where the citizens of a country or state are involved in the way it is run.
city states	Small areas that ancient Greece was divided into, each with their own governments, laws and army.
Sparta	A military city state surrounded by mountains to protect it from invaders
Athens	The largest and most powerful city state
myth	A story from ancient times about something that happened long ago that some people believed to be true.

Sticky learning: Can you answer any of these questions?
What were the main differences between life in Athens and life in Sparta?
Can you name some Olympic events from Ancient Greece and some modern day Olympic events? How are they different?
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