Mary McLeod Bethune
Ancient Greece
Vocabulary
Olympics
Constitution
100
What is the name of the college Mary McLeod Bethune started?
Bethune-Cookman College
100
What kind of democracy did ancient Greece have?
Direct Democracy
100
Fairness
Justice
100
Were women allowed to participate in Ancient Greek olympics?
No
100
The _________ is the introduction to the Constitution.
Preamble
200
True or false: Mary McLeod Bethune was the first African American women to get a statue in a public park in Washington, D.C.
True
200
What is the name of the famous building in Ancient Greece that the Supreme Court was built after?
Parthenon
200
A government in which citizens choose others to represent them.
Representative Democracy
200
What kind of awards did winners in the ancient greek olympics receive?
Crowns of leaves and pottery
200
Who was the main writer of the constitution?
John Adams
300
True or false: Bethune helped the colonies gain freedom from Great Britain.
False
300
How were leaders chosen in ancient Greek democracy?
Lottery System
300
Basic laws and ideas that a government and its people follow.
Constitution
300
What awards do people receive in the olympics today?
Medals (gold, silver, bronze)
300
Who became the first president of the United States after the constitution was written?
George Washington
400
True or false: Bethune thought it was important for people in the U.S. to be treated equally and fairly.
True
400
True or false: Many government buildings in the United States have columns like the buildings in Greece because many Americans came from Greece.
False
400
A government in which the people choose their leaders and govern themselves.
Democracy
400
Which countries compete in the olympics today?
All of them.
400
Which country did the United States break away from in order to start their own government/constitution?
Great Britain
500
When did Mary McLeod Bethune decide she wanted to teach African American children?
When she was a little girl, she was playing with some white children and when she picked up a book, she was told by a white girl to put it down and that she was not allowed to touch it.
500
Unlike ancient Greece, the U.S. has a ____________ Democracy, which means people work together to choose 1 ________ to make the laws for the country.
Representative, Leader
500
Hard work over a long time.
Diligence
500
Which city in Greece did the olympics start in?
Athens
500
What is the purpose of the constitution?
It is a document stating how our government should work.
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