Currency and exchange

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece Trade

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Objectives

History

Study Ancient Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.
Gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as 'economy' 'exchange' 'coinage'.

English

Extend confidence, enjoyment and mastery of language through public speaking, performance and debate.
Provide reasoned justifications for their views.

Geography

Human geography, economic activity including trade links.

Lesson Planning

How did the economy work? Find out about the different types.

Teaching Outcomes:

To research the introduction of coinage in Ancient Greece.
To debate the advantages and disadvantages of a barter system.
To decide whether their game will be barter or money based.

Children will:

Explain the economic system of exchange in Ancient Greece.
Make sketches of coins.
Debate the advantages and disadvantages of barter and money

Planning

Provided Resources

How to do a search for Ancient Greek coins

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Internet-enabled devices
Sketchbooks

Weblinks

The history of exchange in the Horrible Histories style - YouTube clip
Article about Ancient Greek coinage from ancient.eu
Greek, especially Athenian, money from historylink101.com
Search on the British Museum website for Ancient Greek coins from britishmuseum.org