Geography
What continent is Ancient Greece located on?
Europe
What does "human resource" mean?
Jobs
What kind of architecture did the Ancient Greeks invent?
Columns (The Parthenon)
What did the Ancient Greeks worship?
Gods and Goddesses
What is the name of the body of water surrounding Ancient Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
What are the 4 human resources of Ancient Greece?
Shipbuilders, fisherman, artists, and farmers
What is the name of the famous sports competition that was started in Ancient Greece?
The Olympics
Why is the Ancient Greeks build ships?
So that they could travel between city states and across the Mediterranean Sea for trading.
What does "period of greatest influence" mean?
The time when that country was the biggest or had the most land.
What kind of farming did they use in Ancient Greece? Why?
The Ancient Greeks used terraced farming, because the amount of good soil was limited.
What is a democracy?
A type of government where people vote.
What type of government did they have in Ancient Greece?
A direct democracy.
What are the small islands of Greece called?
City-States
What is the difference between natural, capital, and human resources?
What God did the Ancient Greeks celebrate when doing the Olympics?
Zeus
How did the Ancient Greeks adapt to their environment?
They developed special farming techniques (terraced farming) for their limited soil, they built ships for traveling across the Mediterranean sea, and they traded crops and fish for other resources they needed.
What is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides called?
A peninsula
What 3 things did the artists of Ancient Greece make?
paintings, pottery, and sculptures
What are the four major contributions of Ancient Greece?
Columns, pottery (and sculptures), democracy (or voting), and the Olympics
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?