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The most significant legacy of Ancient Greece

I can suggest which legacies of Ancient Greece are the most significant.

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Key learning points

  1. Historians sometimes use criteria to judge the significance of events, developments or people’s actions.
  2. These include: how many people were affected; how well remembered it has been; how long lasting the effects were.
  3. Other criteria might be: how were people’s lives affected; who has been affected?
  4. A good argument about the most significant legacy of Ancient Greece is likely to use some of these criteria.
  5. A good argument about the most significant legacy of Ancient Greece will use knowledge from across this unit.

Keywords

  • Significant - in the study of history, something of great importance, that people have chosen to study is significant

  • Criteria - criteria are the measures by which people judge things

  • Judgement - a decision made by an individual person or group of people that is reached using certain factors or criteria

  • Legacy - a legacy is the long-lasting impact of historical events, actions, a person or group of people

Common misconception

That there is categorically one thing that can be considered the most significant legacy.

Significance differs according to perspective and context. Something that is of great significance to one person may be of little significance to another, it all depends on the criteria that it is being judged against.

Split the class into two. Give each team one aspect each that they will argue is the most significant legacy of Ancient Greece. Each team should plan and prepare their arguments, using knowledge from this unit. Then hold a debate between the two teams, and have a vote to decide the winning legacy.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to its correct meaning.
Correct Answer:influence ,a thing or person that has an affect on others

a thing or person that has an affect on others

Correct Answer:legacy,things that are passed down from people who came before us

things that are passed down from people who came before us

Q2.
Complete the sentence. Greek is one of the languages in the world.
Correct Answer: oldest, Oldest
Q3.
Which are some of the ways in which we can see the influence of the Greek language on the English language?
Correct answer: looking at the beginning of words (prefixes)
looking at the main part of words (roots)
looking at the names of the letters
Correct answer: looking at the ends of words (suffixes)
Q4.
Complete the sentence: The style and design of features in buildings is called .
Correct Answer: architecture, Achitecture
Q5.
What was the main reason for why Ancient Greek temples were often the grandest and biggest buildings in the city?
Correct answer: To please the gods and goddesses
To show off the ruler's wealth
To celebrate the architectural style
To allow lots of people to worship at once
Q6.
Which of the below are distinctive features of Greek architecture?
mosaics and tiled roofs
arches and domes
Correct answer: columns and friezes
turrets and parapets

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to its correct historical meaning.
Correct Answer:significant,something of great importance, that people have chosen to study

something of great importance, that people have chosen to study

Correct Answer:criteria,the measures by which people judge things

the measures by which people judge things

Correct Answer:judgement,a decision made by an individual person or group of people

a decision made by an individual person or group of people

Q2.
Complete the sentence: Part of the job of a historian is to consider how they think events of the past are.
Correct Answer: significant, Significant
Q3.
Which statements are correct about how significance is judged by historians?
There is one most significant legacy, agreed by all historians.
Correct answer: Historians' opinions about significance differ depending on their view.
Correct answer: Significance depends on what criteria historians are using.
The criteria historians use can only ever be based on factual evidence.
Q4.
Match the Ancient Greek legacy to the impact it has had on our lives today.
Correct Answer:mythology,has given us some of the most incredible stories ever told

has given us some of the most incredible stories ever told

Correct Answer:philosophy,has taught us to think more deeply about life and the world

has taught us to think more deeply about life and the world

Correct Answer:democracy,has influenced the way many countries govern today

has influenced the way many countries govern today

Q5.
What began in Ancient Greece and is still celebrated today?
The Commonwealth Games
Correct answer: The Olympic Games
The World Cup
The Paralympic Games
Q6.
How many speakers still use the Greek language today?
approximately 1 million speakers
approximately 3 million speakers
Correct answer: approximately 13 million speakers
approximately 31 million speakers