Physical Characteristics
Greece is made up of _____________ and _____________.
What are peninsulas and islands.
___________ are things that people make or use to satisfy needs and wants. Examples are pottery and ships.
What are goods.
Athens, Greece was the "birthplace of ____________".
What is democracy.
The Greeks adapted to their rocky mountain environment by using rock called ____________ to build strong buildings.
What is marble.
The Ancient Greeks were well-known for their beautiful sculptures, mosaics, __________, and paintings displayed in and on buildings.
What is pottery.
Greece borders what body of water to the south?
What is the Mediterranean Sea
________ are activities that satisfy people's needs and wants. An example is providing water transportation for trade.
What are services.
Each independent community in Greece was organized into a ______ ______.
What is a city-state.
The Ancient Greeks used ___________ to hold up the roof of each building.
What are columns.
Greek ___________ were found in temples located throughout Greece, build to honor different Greek Gods and Goddesses.
What is sculptures.
The land is covered with ______________ and _________.
What are mountains and hills.
One way the Ancient Greeks adapted to their environment was by ___________ with the people living on islands in and around the Mediterranean Sea.
What is trading.
A _______ ________ is when the people vote on the rules and laws.
What is a direct democracy
The 3 types of columns the Greeks used were ______, ___________, and __________.
What were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
_____________ in Greece were usually created out of tiny colored stones and shell pieces.
What are mosaics
The land of Greece is rocky and dry with limited ________ ____________.
What is rich soil.
Three types of resources studied were......
What are natural, human, and capital.
In Ancient Greece, only _____________________ could vote.
Who were men who owned property.
The Greeks built many temples to honor __________________.
What were their gods and goddesses.
The Ancient Greeks gave us one of the best athletic contests in the world. They began the ____________ over 2,500 years ago.
What are the Olympics
The Greeks built ____________ into the hillsides to make the land flat enough to farm on.
What are terraces.
Human resources are people working to produce goods and services. The three main human resources (main jobs) found in Ancient Greece were.....
What were farming, trading, and ship building.
Democracy means "rule of the ___________".
What is the people.
The most famous Greek temple site is called the _________________.
What is the Parthenon.
The Olympics started as a foot race, but over time has grown to include all different kinds of ___________.
What are sports.