The first Olympics
CONCEPTUALKnow that the Olympic Games began in ancient Greece at a place called Olympia as athletic competitions held in honour of Zeus, and that the modern Olympic Games we watch today were inspired by those ancient games
Mastery Evidence
- Say that the Olympic Games started in ancient Greece at Olympia
- Name at least one sport or event from the ancient Olympics such as running or wrestling
- Explain that today's Olympic Games got the idea from the ancient Greek ones
Assessment Prompt
“When [child] watches the Olympics on TV, can they tell you that the Games originally started thousands of years ago in ancient Greece?”
Prerequisites2
- Greek gods & Mount OlympussoftAges 5—7
- Ancient Greece and Rome on the MaphardAges 5—7
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- Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife soft
Greek gods build on prior understanding that ancient civilisations believed in many gods (Egyptian polytheism)
- Vocabulary: ancient egypt hard
Knowing about pharaohs requires the term 'pharaoh' and associated vocabulary
- 3-D shapes soft
Recognising pyramids as a named 3D geometric shape makes study of the Great Pyramid's physical structure more concrete
- Vocabulary: ancient egypt hard
Describing the pyramids and Sphinx requires 'pyramid', 'sphinx', and related vocabulary
- Vocabulary: ancient egypt hard
Describing the afterlife and burial beliefs requires 'mummy', 'sarcophagus', 'tomb' vocabulary
- Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert soft
Greece & Rome geography builds on Ancient Egypt geography — both Mediterranean civilisations, Egypt came first chronologically
- Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert soft
Greece & Rome geography builds on Ancient Egypt geography — both Mediterranean civilisations, Egypt came first chronologically
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