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Chariot RacingChariot Racing

Plymstock School History Plymstock School History DepartmentDepartment

Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

What would it have been like to watch and participate in a Chariot Racing?

Extension – How does it compare to modern entertainment

Skills

Empathy;

Literacy – to use adjectives

Knowledge:

To watch clips from a DVD of a reconstruction of a chariot race.

To be able to compare chariot racing and gladiator fights and reach an opinion about Roman Entertainment.

Chariot Racing took place Chariot Racing took place in the Circus Maximus. in the Circus Maximus.

This means ‘Biggest This means ‘Biggest Circuit’. Crowds of Circuit’. Crowds of

250,000 would watch the 250,000 would watch the most important races, that most important races, that is five times the capacity is five times the capacity

of Wembley Stadium.of Wembley Stadium.

Races had a minimum of four Races had a minimum of four teams. People supported teams. People supported

their team as we support our their team as we support our football teams. People also football teams. People also put bets on the races in the put bets on the races in the

hope of winning money.hope of winning money.The races were put on The races were put on (sponsored) by rich, (sponsored) by rich,

important Romans, hoping to important Romans, hoping to gain popularity with the gain popularity with the

ordinary peopleordinary people

The clip you are about to watch is from the film The clip you are about to watch is from the film ‘Ben Hur’, made in 1957. The Chariot sequence ‘Ben Hur’, made in 1957. The Chariot sequence took over six months to film, and the movie won took over six months to film, and the movie won

more Oscars than any other film until Titanic more Oscars than any other film until Titanic equalled it in 1997.equalled it in 1997.

THE RACETHE RACECHOOSE A TEAMCHOOSE A TEAM

-they are from all over the Empire--they are from all over the Empire-

Athens Frigia Judea Athens Frigia Judea Alexandria Mycenae Cyprus Alexandria Mycenae Cyprus

Rome Corinth Rome Corinth

AthensAthens

AlexandriaAlexandria

MycenaeMycenaeCyprusCyprus

CorinthCorinth

RomeRome

JudeaJudea

Frigia

BrainstormBrainstormWhat words would you use What words would you use

to describe the race you to describe the race you have just seen?have just seen?

What happened during a Chariot Race?

Is Chariot Racing different to modern sports?

I think that Chariot Race is similar / different to modern sports because …

(give examples of modern sports)

Rules of the Chariot Rules of the Chariot Racing GameRacing Game

Please turn to page 18Please turn to page 18

Record everything that Record everything that happens to you in the race happens to you in the race

in your booksin your books