The Ancient Greeks were a civilisation that lived over 2,000 years ago but their achievements were so great that they are still studied in great detail today.
In history, we can learn about the past by using different sources of information. Look at the sources of information below and find out all about the Ancient Greeks.
We will be studying Ancient Greece by looking at the following things:
1) A timeline of when exactly the Ancient Greeks lived
Click here to see a timeline of the Ancient Greek civilisation.
2) A map of where exactly the Ancient Greeks lived
Click here and here to see a map of the Ancient Greek world
Click here to see a map of modern day Greece
3) Different sources of evidence that teach us about the Ancient Greeks
Click here to use a story as a source of evidence
Click here to use the arts and the theatre as a source of evidence
Click here to use photos as a source of evidence
Click on the greek words spellings and here to see words in English that originate from the Greek language
The videos below are all sources of evidence as well.
4) The daily life for different people in Ancient Greece
Click here to see an overview of life in Ancient Greece.
Click here to learn more about life for children in Ancient Greece.
Click here to learn more about Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses
Click here to learn more about arts and the theatre in Ancient Greece
Click here and here to learn more about two important cities in Ancient Greece
Click here to learn more about war in Ancient Greece
Click here to learn more about the Trojan War
Extension – Click here to learn more about Pythagoras (maths link)
Extension – Click here to learn more about Hippocrates (science link)
5) How the Ancient Greek way of life still has an impact on us today
Click here to learn more about The Olympic Games (the Ancient Greeks invented the Olympic Games)
Extension – Click here to learn more about the ‘sacred truce’ that was called before The Olympic Games
Click here to learn more about Ancient Greek buildings
Extension – Click here to learn about how Inigo Jones introduced Ancient Greek buildings into Britain
Click here to learn more about Ancient Greek politics
Extension – click here to learn about direct democracy
Extension – click here to learn about representative democracy
Extension – click here to learn about autocracy
Watch the videos below to learn more about life in Ancient Greece
Here’s a video that gives you a quick overview of facts about the Ancient Greeks:
This video gives you a bit more information about Ancient Greek civilisation:
This video gives you information about the important buildings in Ancient Greek culture:
Gods and mythology is very important in Ancient Greek culture. This video introduces you to the Ancient Greeks gods and goddesses:
An important part of Ancient Greek mythology is the story of the Trojan War. This video gives you an overview of the Trojan War:
Thank you for posting all the information it has really helped me discover what life was like at that time and covers every subject about the Ancient Greeks – so it is always interesting!