UKS2 Topic: Ancient Greeks Block D: Trade
Understand trading in the Ancient Greek world. Work with maps and discover the goods that were
traded by the Ancient Greeks. Learn how the economy worked. Finish by designing, making and playing
an Ancient Greek trading game.
Block D: Trade
[7 Sessions]
Main outcome: History
Other outcomes: English, Geography and Art
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By the end of this block
you will have achieved the
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following outcomes:
Session 1 History and
Geography
Introduction to the
geography of the Ancient
world
Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the
western world.
Chn should continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of
world history, establishing clear narratives within the periods they study.
 Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously
to make historical claims.
 Gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as
‘economy'.
 Create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses.
 They should construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and
organisation of relevant historical information.
 Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction.
 Explain and discuss their understanding of what they have read, including through formal
presentations and debates, maintaining a focus on the topic and using notes where
necessary.
 Provide reasoned justifications for their views.
 Pupils’ confidence, enjoyment and mastery of language should be extended through
public speaking, performance and debate.
 Locate the world’s countries using maps.
 Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity
including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food,
minerals and water.
 To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit
ideas.
 To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and
sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].
Children will:
 Assess the natural resources of an area through observation.
 Use maps to help them locate places in the Mediterranean.
 Match ancient place names to modern ones.
Locate Ancient Greece and
the countries that made up
their empire; play a sorting
game.
Session 2 History,
English and Geography
What did they trade?
Discover the goods that were
traded by the Ancient
Greeks; play a trading game.
Children will:
 Undertake historical research.
 Retrieve and record information from non-fiction.
 Explain how the uneven distribution of natural resources fuels trade.
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UKS2 Topic: Ancient Greeks Block D: Trade
Session 3 History,
English and Geography
How do we know?
Learn about the evidence for
Greek trading; learn about
evidence from shipwrecks.
Session 4 History,
English and Geography
Currency and exchange
How did the economy work?
Find out about the different
types.
Session 5 History,
English and Geography
Plan the game
Show all you have learnt
about trading by deciding
the rules for an Ancient
Greek trading game.
Session 6 History and
Art
Make the game
Make your items to trade in
the Ancient Greek trading
game.
Session 7 History,
English and Geography
Play the game
Dress up and play your
trading game.
Children will:
 Undertake historical research.
 Retrieve and report information from non-fiction.
 Demonstrate what the evidence tells us about economy and trade links.
Children will:
 Explain the economic system of exchange in Ancient Greece.
 Make sketches of coins.
 Debate the advantages and disadvantages of barter and money.
Children will:
 Apply their knowledge of Ancient Greek trade to create a strategy game.
 Apply their locational knowledge and human geographical knowledge of the
Mediterranean to the game.
 Take part in discussions and give justifications for their proposals.
Children will:
 Use their knowledge about Ancient Greek objects to make replicas.
 Plan an artwork using their sketchbooks and discussion with a partner.
 Work in a variety of materials.
Children will:
 Demonstrate their knowledge of Ancient Greek trade to trade with other children.
 Demonstrate their knowledge of the Mediterranean to trade with the right people.
 Take part in a role play.
Resources
Session 1
Provided: PowerPoint presentation of Map of modern countries around the Mediterranean;
Information sheet on Ancient place names and clues; PowerPoint presentation of the Mediterranean c.
700 BCE.
You will need: Access to the Internet and Internet enabled devices; Atlases; Sketchbooks.
Session 2
Provided: PowerPoint presentation showing where natural resources came from; Information sheet on
Trade in the Ancient Greek World; Information sheet with Trading plan template.
You will need: Access to the Internet; Sketchbooks.
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The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’)
have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton
Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton
Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links,
changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use.
Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.
UKS2 Topic: Ancient Greeks Block D: Trade
Session 3
Provided: Information sheet covering Case studies & How to use a sketchbook.
You will need: Access to the Internet; Sketchbooks; The maps chn were marking in the first session.
Session 4
Provided: Information sheet on How to do a search for Ancient Greek coins.
You will need: Access to the Internet; Internet-enabled devices; Sketchbooks.
Session 5
Provided: Information sheet on Ancient Greek Trade strategy game.
You will need: Access to the Internet; sketchbooks.
Session 6
Provided: PowerPoint presentation of Ancient Greek traded items; Information sheet on Making
objects to trade;
You will need: Access to the Internet; FiMo, air-drying clay, cardboard, potatoes, metallic card, paint,
metallic pens, Pears soap, carving tools; Sketchbooks.
Session 7
Provided: The objects for trading the chn created in Session 6; the rules chn created in Session 5.
You will need: Access to the Internet; Sketchbooks; Masking tape.
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The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’)
have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton
Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton
Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links,
changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use.
Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.