Introduction to the geography of the Ancient world

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece Trade

Objectives

History

  • Study Ancient Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.

Geography

  • Locate the world’s countries using maps.

Lesson Planning

Locate Ancient Greece and the countries that made up their empire; play a sorting game.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand the wider world in the time of Ancient Greece.
  • To label a blank map of the Mediterranean with modern and ancient names.

Children will:

  • Assess the natural resources of an area through observation.
  • Use maps to help them locate places in the Mediterranean.
  • Match ancient place names to modern ones.

You Will Need

  • Atlases
  • Sketchbooks