9. Compare the ancient Greek Olympics and the modern Olympics by listing the differences you know. If you don’t know much about the modern Olympics, make your best guess. You can organise your notes under these headings:
• Locations where the games are held • Nationalities and gender of the athletes • Events • Rewards for winners and place-getters • Purpose of the Olympics • Periods of time from the beginning to the end of one Olympic Games
EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 10. Based on your work in this lesson, how would you evaluate the historical signiýcance of the ancient Olympics? Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 4.10 How was Greece changed by wars?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to identify the signiýcant events that united and divided the ancient Greeks, and changed Greece forever.
Tune in The leader in SOURCE1 is shown on a Roman mosaic from Pompei, but he is not Roman.
SOURCE1 An ancient leader depicted ýghting against forces of the Persian Empire in 333 BCE
1. Discuss who you think this leader could be. 2. Explain why you’ve chosen the leader you have and consider why the Romans might have depicted him.
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