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Ancient Greece
Calliope's studies of Anciet Greece 3rd Grade
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3rd Grade
05/02/2011

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What continent is Greece a part of?
Definition
Europe
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What sea is Greece on?
Definition
The Mediterranean
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What land formation is Greece made up of?
Definition
A peninsula
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What is a peninsula?
Definition
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
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What were the physical characteristics of Ancient Greece?
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mountains; hilly and rocky with limited rich soil.
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How is Greece divided up?
Definition
Into many city-states
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Name some important city-states in Ancient Greece.
Definition
Athens, Sparta,
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Name some features of Ancient Athens.
Definition
* a small army
* beautiful art and architecture (buildings)
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Name a feature of Ancient Sparta.
Definition
a large well-trained army
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Where was ancient Greece located?
Definition
near the Mediterranean Sea in southeastern Europe
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What is the Parthenon?
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a temple built to honor Athena located on top of the Acropolis.
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What is the Acropolis?
Definition
a tall hill in the city of Athens
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What are the 3 types of columns found in ancient Greek architecture?
Definition
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
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Describe and draw what Doric columns look like.
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very plain, no scrolls or fanciness
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Describe and draw what Ionic columns look like.
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like the Doric, but with 2 scrolls on the upper sides.
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Describe and draw what Corinthian columns look like.
Definition
very fancy style with flowery decorations at the top.
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What does contribution mean?
Definition
the act of giving or doing something. Something the Greeks had, used or invented that we use today.
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What principles of government from ancient Greece are a part of our government?
Definition
The US government is based on the ideas developed in ancient Greece. Greece is the birthplace of democracy.
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What is a democracy?
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government by the people, not by kings or dictators.
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What is a direct democracy?
Definition
a government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws.
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What kind of religion did ancient Greeks have?
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believed in many gods and goddesses
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Who was Aeus?
Definition
King of the Gods. He ruled the sky and weather
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Who was Athena?
Definition
Goddess of wisdom, art and war
Term
Name some features about ancient Greek pottery
Definition
*beautiful red and black
*had pictures on them telling myths about gods & goddesses
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What was the ancient Greek marketplace called?
Definition
Agora
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How did ancient Greeks buy and sell things?
Definition
They used bartering (trade) and money
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What are some of the occupations of ancient Greeks?
Definition
Fisherman, shipbuilders and farmers.
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Name some crops that Greeks grew.
Definition
Grapes and olives
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Name 4 contributions of ancient Greece seen today.
Definition
1-architectural columns
2-sculpture
3-direct democracy
4-Olympic games
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