Ancient History - Worksheet
Rulers &
Subjects
1. Which new
work specialisations led to villages and towns?
2. What
could a king provide for his people?
3. Could a
society exist without a king?
Warriors &
Warfare
1. How and
why did societies develop professional warriors?
2. How and
why were some warrior societies extreme?
3. What is
the relationship between warriors and citizenship in some
cultures?
Sports &
Status
1. What was
the role of games in Ancient Greek culture?
2. What sort
of skills did every free citizen need to practice in a city state,
and why?
3. What are
the personal and political rewards for being willing to
fight?
Metal
Working
1. What
technologies had to be invented before ancient cultures could work
with metal?
2. What did
metal technology allow Ancient cultures to achieve?
3. Give
examples of how mass production worked, and its effects?
Gladiators
1. Why did
the Romans need their citizens to be used to violence?
2. What
other benefits did the Roman government get from running
Gladiatorial games?
3. Why did
some free people volunteer to be Gladiators?
Religion and
Craft
1. Define Animism.
What are the earliest religions supposed to explain?
2. Define
Polytheism. Give samples of how societies, and their Gods, became
more complex
over time?
3. Define
Monotheism. Why were Roman ‘household gods’ replaced by the One
True God?
Archery
1. Why did
peasants need bows?
2. Why were
bows great for Ancient armies?
3. Why did
bows stop being effective against some armies?
Slavery
1. What
different types of slaves were there, and where did they come
from?
2. What sort
of economic activities required slaves?
3. Why were
slave societies usually left behind by other societies?
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