Vocabulary
to take part in something
Silk was a valuable trade good
because only the Chinese knew how to make it
I isolated Greek communities, what am I?
Mountains
MOTD
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
Sports
Olympic Games
to come in possession of something
Mountains and Deserts
Most Greek's settled here
coast lines
When in assembly,
they would vote on laws and propose war.
Geography
Invented Longitude and Latitude
Under a democracy, the power to make political decisions is in the hands of _______, called _________.
all people, citizens
Once goods reached Anitoch
they were loaded on to ships and transported throughout the Mediterranean region
What goods were imported and exported from mainland Greece?
Import- grain, timber, and metal
Export- Olive Oil and pottery
Time frame of a Democracy ruling Ancient Greece
500-400 B.C.E.
Architecture
Columns/Pillars
Statues
Still used today in buildings
Colony
a place under the control of a usually distant country
Two things that Rome produced to trade on the Silk Road and two things China produced to trade on the Silk Road
Rome: Glassware, gold, necklaces, vases
China: Silk, Fine dishwater (china), jewelry, ornaments
3 reasons why travel was so difficult in Ancient Greece
1. Unpaved roads
2. Had to bring their own supplies and food with them
3. Sudden storms
Not all Greek's thought democracy was a good idea because
Powerful speakers sometimes would get citizens to vote unwisely and assembly often reversed important decisions
Mathematics
Pythagoras and Euclid
Hypatia- first woman
Geometry (textbook)
Cultural Diffusion
the spread of goods and ideas from one culture to another
The expansion of _______ made the Silk Road possible.
Han Empire
Built in to the side of mountains for more farm land
Earth Steps
Similarities: rule by the people, democracy, voting, juries
Differences:AG- direct, only free land owning men could vote,
US-representative, all citizens 18+ can vote,
Literature
Alphabet came from Ancient Greeks
Root words - many English words contain Greek root words
Grammar, Punctuation and Paragraphing came from Greek writing
Historical writing