Starter quiz
- Match the word to its correct meaning.
- influence⇔a thing or person that has an affect on others ✓
- legacy⇔things that are passed down from people who came before us ✓
- Complete the sentence. Greek is one of the ______ languages in the world.
- 'oldest' ✓
- Which are some of the ways in which we can see the influence of the Greek language on the English language?
- looking at the beginning of words (prefixes) ✓
- looking at the main part of words (roots)
- looking at the names of the letters
- looking at the ends of words (suffixes) ✓
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- Complete the sentence: The style and design of features in buildings is called ______.
- 'architecture' ✓
- What was the main reason for why Ancient Greek temples were often the grandest and biggest buildings in the city?
- 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
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- Which of the below are distinctive features of Greek architecture?
- mosaics and tiled roofs
- arches and domes
- columns and friezes ✓
- turrets and parapets
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Exit quiz
- Match the word to its correct historical meaning.
- significant⇔something of great importance, that people have chosen to study ✓
- criteria⇔the measures by which people judge things ✓
- judgement⇔a decision made by an individual person or group of people ✓
- Complete the sentence: Part of the job of a historian is to consider how ______ they think events of the past are.
- 'significant' ✓
- Which statements are correct about how significance is judged by historians?
- There is one most significant legacy, agreed by all historians.
- Historians' opinions about significance differ depending on their view. ✓
- Significance depends on what criteria historians are using. ✓
- The criteria historians use can only ever be based on factual evidence.
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- Match the Ancient Greek legacy to the impact it has had on our lives today.
- mythology⇔has given us some of the most incredible stories ever told ✓
- philosophy⇔has taught us to think more deeply about life and the world ✓
- democracy⇔has influenced the way many countries govern today ✓
- What began in Ancient Greece and is still celebrated today?
- The Commonwealth Games
- The Olympic Games ✓
- The World Cup
- The Paralympic Games
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- How many speakers still use the Greek language today?
- approximately 1 million speakers
- approximately 3 million speakers
- approximately 13 million speakers ✓
- approximately 31 million speakers
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Key learning points
- 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.
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.
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
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