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Modeled after the games of ancient Greece, every four years countries around the world participate in the...
Olympics
Greece is located near what body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
Name the three types of resources.
Human, natural, and capital
In which ways did the ancient Greeks adapt to their environment for farming?
They built terraces.
City-States
What has inspired the design of many American buildings today?
Greek architecture (columns)
What continent is Greece on?
Europe
What were three types of human resources we talked about?
Shipbuilders, fishermen, pottery makers, and farmers
What are three ways ancient Greeks adapted to their environment by living near the Mediterranean sea?
They built ships, used it to trade, and to fish.
When was Greece's culture spread the most (when it began, during its peak, or today)?
At its peak (under Alexander the Great)
What did architects in ancient Greece use in their construction of their buildings?
Columns
Land surrounded by water on three sides is called...
Name two capital resources people of ancient Greece used.
fishing nets, boats, shovels
In ancient Greece, men voted on their own rules and laws. What kind of government is this called?
direct democracy
What building sits on top of an acropolis in ancient Greece?
The Parthenon
What is a direct democracy?
When every land owning man votes on every rule and law passed.
What is a physical characteristic of ancient Greece?
Rocky mountains and hills.
Name at least two natural resources people of ancient Greece used.
Mediterranean sea, fish, large rocks (for columns, buildings, and statues), wood (for ships)
Why did the American founding fathers like the Greek form of direct democracy?
The wanted a land where the people ruled.
What award did ancient Greeks give out to those that won a game in the original Olympics?
Columns, pottery, Olympics, and direct democracy
What two types of land features make up Greece?
Islands and a peninsula
Name a human, captial, and natural resource used to build terraces for farming.
Natural - stone for the walls, soil, etc.
Capital - the tools used to cut the rock, farming tools, etc.
Government in the U.S. is based on the ancient Greek idea of a...
government by the people
What makes the modern Olympic games different than the ancient Olympic games?
There are summer and winter games.