The Great The Bold and the brave- Year 5 - Autumn 1 - history Key Vocabulary Things you Already Know ● You know the names and achievements of famous explorers and adventurers (Y4) ● You know about significant inventions from the last 100 years (Y2) ● You know about inventions in the way we communicate (Y2) ● You know about important events from the past, including the suffrage movement (Y2) New History Knowledge ● To identify the city states of Ancient Greece ● To know about different systems of government ● To learn how the city-states of Ancient Greece were united ● To identify achievements made by the Ancient Greeks ● To understand how the Ancient Greeks influenced the Western World New History Skills ● To compare the city-states of Athens and Sparta ● To evaluate and debate the merits of political systems ● To explain how the city-states of Athens and Sparta were united - and the significance of this union ● To explain the significance of the Parthenon ● To explain how the Ancient Greeks have shaped certain aspects of modern-day culture History Skills you Already Have ● You are able to use words and phrases related to the passing of time (Y3) ● You can put historical events in chronological order (Y3) ● You are able to compare/contrast different periods of history (Y1) ● You are able to use a range of sources to find out about the past (Y2) The Bigger Picture The history of western civilisation begins with the Greeks and the Romans. Their expanding empires helped to spread ideas about architecture, food, entertainment, literature, science, medicine and politics across the globe. As their empires ended, other cultures rose to prominence, absorbing and passing on their own ideas and cultures – creating the world we know today. civilisation A large well-organized group that has laws , culture , a regular way of getting food and protecting the people. Most civilizations have a system of government like monarchs or elections . They speak a common language, and usually have a religion of some kind. democracy The word democracy describes a form of government . The word comes from two Greek words that mean “rule by the people.” In a democracy the people have a say in how the government is run. They do this by voting , though there are usually rules about who can vote.