Evidence From the Past
We use evidence from the past to help us to understand what life was like.  Lots of evidence survives from Ancient Greek times.

Artefacts are objects, which have been __________ away or lost, or which have been kept _________ they are special or precious.  From Greek times we have artefacts like jewellery, pottery and lots of smaller things used every _____.
In Greece today there are many buildings, which the __________ Greeks built.
Pictures show us ______ the Ancient Greeks dressed and tell us about their lives.  Lots of Greek pottery has ______ on it.
There are lots of pieces of ______ from the Greek period, including plays, stories and _______.

Writing, Ancient, thrown, how, because, histories, day, pictures.

Now use the textbooks to find one example of each piece of evidence – artefact, building, picture, writing, and copy the picture of it into your book.

Evidence from the past

Cut out all the types of evidence and stick each under the correct heading.

Sparta
Cut and stick these pictures to go under the headings Spartan or Modern England.

Most children stay with their parents.	

Ill babies cared for.

						All children go to school

Weak babies left to die.

		Boys taken from 
their parents at 7.
All boys trained as soldiers

Boys taught to steal	Children usually have enough clothes to keep them warm.