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What do these
four pictures
have in
common?
Find as many
links as you
can?
What’s the
same about
each one?
What’s
different
about them?
What do these
four pictures
have in
common?
Find as many
links as you
can?
What’s the
same about
each one?
What’s
different
about them?
What do these
four pictures
have in
common?
Find as many
links as you
can?
What’s the
same about
each one?
What’s
different
about them?
W.A.L.T
What are ancient civilisations?
W.I.L.F
By the end of the lesson can you…
…name at least six ancient civilisations?
…name at least 4 of the seven Ancient Wonders of
the World?
…use information to put ancient civilisations in
order to answer a question?
…explain why ancient civilisations are important
to us today?
A civilisation is a group of people who work
together to build a society.
The term ancient means that it is something
that occurred a long time ago, way back in
history.
They work together as a whole to make life as
good as possible for all members of the
civilisation.
They share technology, wealth and experience
with each other.
This week is all about learning about a range of
ancient civilisations and finding out a little
about them.
Some of the
Ancient
Civilisations
Look at some of the achievements of these
civilisations
StonehengeMachu PicchuThe ParthenonSphinx and The PyramidsThe Roman ColiseumAztec Pyramids (14th Century)
Whilst there were many great achievements
from many civilisations, there are 7 that are
considered the best examples.
These were called the seven Wonders of the
Ancient World.
Lets have a look at these in more detail.
The Pharos of Alexandria
This was a watchtower / lighthouse that
stood on the island of Pharos. It was
built in 250BC and was made of white
marble. It is estimated to have been
somewhere between 60m to 180m tall.
Temple of Ephesus
This was a great white marble temple dedicated to the goddess
Diana. It was built about 480BC.
Pyramids of Giza
These were royal tombs built between 3000BC and 1800BC. The biggest
is the great pyramid and is 147m high and 230m square at the base.
Hanging Gardens
of Babylon
These were terraced
gardens that were built
near modern day
Bagdad. They were built
around 600BC and was
120m square at the base
and 25m tall. They were
watered by tanks of water
on the top level.
Mausoleum of
Halicarnassus
This was a massive white marble tomb
that was built by the widow of an
ancient king. It was built in what is
modern day Turkey. It was built in
353BC and was just over 40m high.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
This was a massive statue of the god Zeus
and was over 12m tall. It was made of
marble, inlaid with ivory and gold.
Colossus of Rhodes
This was a massive bronze statue of
the god Apollo . It was built in 280BC
and was about 32m high. It stood
either at the entrance to or astride the
entrance to the port at Rhodes.
Only one of these seven still exists today.
Which one?
Question for discussion
I want you to pretend that we are now 1000 years
in the future and a group of school children are
looking at the new 7 wonders of the ‘Old’ World
(today). What 7 things do you think might be
picked to be the best examples of modern
civilisation?
Activity One
Look at the set of Top Trump cards you have been given. Find the
line of information that tells you about the date each civilisation
started on. Try to put the civilisations in order starting with the
earliest and finishing with the most modern.
Careful!
You will need to look at the dates on the cards very carefully. Use
the chart below to help you.
0 1000AD1000BC2000BC3000BC
Earliest Modern
Activity Two
Look at the set of Top Trump cards you have been given. Find the
line of information that tells you about how long each civilisation was
in existence for. Arrange your cards in order and use them to answer
these questions.
1. How many of the civilisations lasted for more than 1000 Years?
2. Which ancient civilisation existed for the longest amount of
time?
3. Which ancient civilisation existed for the shortest amount of
time?
Activity Three
Look at the set of Top Trump cards you have been given. Find the
line of information that tells you about how big civilisations were (the
population). Arrange them in order of size, biggest to smallest.
1. Which civilisation had the biggest population size?
2. Why don’t we know the size of some of the ancient civilisations?
To help you compare the sizes...
… the current population of the U.K is 59,000,000 people
… the current population of the World is 6.92 billion people
The Entire Population of the World in 0AD was only
200,000,000 people.
Start Year ~ The approximate date the civilisation was formed.
End Year ~ The approximate date the civilisation stopped.
Length of Time ~ The number of years that the civilisation existed for.
Where ~ The place in the current world where the civilisation was.
Population ~ The maximum size of the civilisation.
All dates and numbers are approximate and estimations based on
historical evidence.
W.A.L.T
What are ancient civilisations?
W.I.L.F
By the end of the lesson can you…
…name at least six ancient civilisations?
…name at least 4 of the seven Ancient Wonders of
the World?
…use information to put ancient civilisations in
order to answer a question?
…explain why ancient civilisations are important
to us today?
