The Ancient Greeks / Greece pack: Powerpoints, activities, worksheets

POWERPOINT LESSONS:

Looking at evidence: Lots of images relating to Ancient Greece. Can be used as an introduction to the topic or to teach different ways of looking and finding out about the past.
Where and when was Ancient Greece: An introduction to the topic, looking at where Greece is located, its climate, and the effect this had on the Ancient Greeks; a timeline demonstrating AD and BC; and the first people to inhabit Greece.
Athens and Sparta: The similarities and difference between the two city states, including government, slaves, geography, buildings, army, wealth, education, girls, and territory. Ends with an activity matching the statements to either Athens or Sparta.
Ancient Greek Fighters: What made the Greeks so powerful, explains about hoplites, triremes, ships, soldiers etc.
The Battle of Marathon: Was it a victory for the Ancient Greeks? Looks at how it started,what caused it, and how the Ancient Greeks won. Shows artefacts found in Marathon, and asks what the Athenians and Spartans would have thought about the victory. Explains how it relates to marathons today.
Who did the Ancient Greeks worship and why: Explains the story of the Greek gods, from Chaos, to the Olympian gods. Includes a page on each of the gods; Zeus, Athena, Hera, Ares, Aphrodite, Apollo, Poseiden, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hades.
The Theatre: The origins of Greek theatre; the Acropolis, Theatre of Dionysus, The Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Explains what went on in the theatre, and how it was organised, with a questionnaire at the end.
The Olympic Games: The story of how they began.
Ancient Greek Legacies: A look at the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and their influence on the western world.

PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS AND ACTIVITIES (pdf): All activities accompany the powerpoint lessons above

What I already know/What I would like to find out about Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece fact file
Athens or Sparta fact files
Hoplites
The Battle of Marathon fact sheet
The theatre question sheet
Ancient Olympic buildings
How the Olympic games started
The events in the ancient Olympics
Ancient Greek achievements fact finding sheets x 3
Topic covers x 4
Writing sheets: Greek column design.

PLUS (in word)

An adaptable outline medium term plan