ANCIENT GREECE



ANCIENT GREECE STUDY GUIDE

How have the contributions of Ancient Greece influenced our architecture, government & sports?

|Architecture |Government |Sports |

|columns |Birthplace of Democracy: Athens |Olympics |

|* The White House |Democracy: rule of the people. | |

|* Lincoln Memorial |Direct Democracy: a government where people vote to make their | |

|* Capital Building |own laws and rules. Each independent community in Greece was | |

|Parthenon |organized into a city-state. | |

Ways Ancient Greece changed (adapted) to live in their environment.

|Adaptations |

|They farmed on hillsides because rich soil was limited. Trading took place on the Mediterranean Sea. Small independent communities formed |

|because of the mountains. |

Physical Characteristics & Human Resources of Ancient Greece:

|Human |Physical |

|farmers, traders, ship builders, pottery makers |peninsula, islands, hills, mountains, limited rich soil, |

| |Mediterranean Sea |

Natural and Capital Resources of Ancient Greece:

|Natural |Capital |

|Mediterranean Sea, |ships |

|limited rich soil | |

Goods and Services in Ancient Greece:

|Goods |Services |

|ships and pottery |water transportation |

What type of art is Ancient Greece most known for?

|mosaics |pottery |sculptures |paintings in and on buildings |

Other things you need to know:

Be able to identify modern day Greece on a map. Be able to identify the Mediterranean Sea on a map.

Greece is located on the continent of Europe in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres

Contribution: the act of giving or doing something.

Acropolis: high land or highest plateau

Must know the definitions for natural, human, and capital resources. Also, need to know the definition of a good and service.

Should be able to name a good that is also a capital resource that is not “ships” and explain why it is a capital resource.

Must understand how physical characteristics resulted in the need for adaptations.

Should review all pages of the social studies interactive notebook.

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