History // Ancient Greece & Rome
Ancient Greece and Rome on the Map
Locate Greece and Italy on a map and know they are countries around the Mediterranean Sea where two great ancient civilisations — Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome — grew up thousands of years ago, long after the ancient Egyptians but long before our time
Quick check
If you showed the learner a map, could they point to where Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were and tell you those places are near the Mediterranean Sea?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Point to Greece and Italy on a world map or globe
- Say that Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were around the Mediterranean Sea
- Place Greece and Rome on a simple timeline after Ancient Egypt and before today
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
1 topicAncient Egypt // Ages 5 to 7
Greece & Rome geography builds on Ancient Egypt geography — both Mediterranean civilisations, Egypt came first chronologically
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Ancient Greece and Rome on the Map
Ages 5 to 7 // Concept
Leads to
6 topics- Roman soldiers & buildersRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 5 to 7
Roman builders need geographic context
- Romulus & RemusRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 5 to 7
Romulus & Remus needs geographic context of Italy/Rome
- Greek gods & Mount OlympusRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 5 to 7
Knowing where Greece is grounds understanding of Greek gods
- Ancient life vs todayRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 5 to 7
Comparing ancient life needs knowing where/when these civilisations were
- The first OlympicsRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 5 to 7
Olympics need geographic context of ancient Greece
- Athens Versus SpartaRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 7 to 9
Athens vs Sparta needs geographic/civilisation context from 5-7
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