Year 4 - History
The most significant legacy of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek civilisation: what is its most significant legacy?
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of historical significance whilst examining the legacy of ancient Greek civilisation. They build knowledge of various facets of ancient Greek civilisation: its philosophers, the Olympics, Athenian democracy, its language and architecture.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to suggest which legacies of Ancient Greece are the most significant.
Key Notes
- Historians sometimes use criteria to judge the significance of events, developments or people's actions.
- These include: how many people were affected; how well remembered it has been; how long lasting the effects were.
- Other criteria might be: how were people's lives affected; who has been affected?
- A good argument about the most significant legacy of Ancient Greece is likely to use some of these criteria.
- A good argument about the most significant legacy of Ancient Greece will use knowledge from across this unit.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- That there is categorically one thing that can be considered the most significant legacy.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
Historians sometimes use criteria to judge the significance of events, developments or people's actions. These include: how many people were affected; how well remembered it has been; how long lasting the effects were.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'significant'
in the study of history, something of great importance, that people have chosen to study is significant.
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: That there is categorically one thing that can be considered the most significant legacy. Correction: 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.
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