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The world in coming to an end and you are lucky enough to have access to a time machine. Unfortunately the time machine's time switch is stuck on Ancient times and this means you will only be able to travel back in time to the Ancient world. You only have enough power in the time machine to make one trip back to the Ancient world. |
Which Ancient Society will you choose to live in ?
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Rome Greece Sumer China |
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Your Task
Investigate three of the five Ancient societies from the list.
You need to focus on what daily life would have been like for people within each Ancient society,
Areas to consider :
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the land |
food and feasts |
clothes |
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jewellery & cosmetics |
temples, gods and beliefs |
famous leaders |
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games, toys & pastimes |
sport & entertainment |
growing up & school |
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tools, technology & transport |
magic and medicine |
being a teenager |
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homes & palaces |
weapons, armies & war |
writing, music, songs & dance |
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buying & selling |
work & family life |
life for the rich & the poor |
What to do
Print off
three
copies of the summary
sheets
for comparing each Ancient society of your choice.
Visit the following sites to help you gather and record information
about each Ancient society.
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Greece |
Other sites which may be of interest and/or assistance to you include:
Daily Life in Ancient Civilisations | Ancient and Lost Civilisations Index
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt | Life in Ancient Egypt | Egypt - Daily Life
Condensed China | The Imperial Era - China |
Analyse the
information you have gathered on each Ancient society.
Print off a copy of the Analysis sheet.List the positive and negative aspects you would encounter if you were living within each Ancient society.
Which
Ancient society would you choose to live in ?
Explain your reasons why you would live in this Ancient society.
Pretend you have travelled in
your time machine to the Ancient society of your choice.
What is a typical day like in this Ancient society ?
Presentation
Present your choice of Ancient society in the form of a slide show using Powerpoint, Claris works, Kid Pix or Hyperstudio.
Your presentation should include:
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Reasons for your choice of Ancient society |
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A diary entry for a typical day within this society. |
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Maps, diagrams and pictures. |
