Ancient Greek Culture

Ancient Greece

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Greece

• Located on the continent Europe

• Surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea

• It is a Peninsula (land surrounded by water on 3 sides)

Multiple Choice

What continent is Greece located on?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Antarctica

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What is a Peninsula?

• surrounded by water on all sides

• surrounded by water on 3 sides

• surrounded by land

• surrounded by water on 2 sides

Multiple Choice

What body of water surrounds Greece?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Artic Sea

• Caribbean Sea

• Baltic Sea

Contributions

• Columns

• Olympics

• Direct Democracy (government by the people)

• Pottery

• Sculptures

Olympics

The anceint Greeks gave us one of the best contests in the world, the olympics. It started when a group of runners ran to a place called Olympia for a religious celebration.

Direct Democracy

The founding fathers of America looked at Ancient Greece's model for government. They liked the idea of government "by the people, for the people."

Multiple Select

Which of the following were contributions made by Ancient Greece?

• Kites

• Olympics

• Direct Democracy

• Columns

• Pottery

Farming

• Terraced Farming

• Rocky Mountains- limited farmland

• Limited rainfall

Multiple Choice

Where did Ancient Greeks farm?

• hillsides

• deserts

• shorelines

• flat lands

Parthenon

A famous Greek building that sits atop the Acropolis and was built for Athena. Notice the architecture of the Ancient Greeks (columns).

Multiple Choice

What has inspired the design of many American buildings today from Ancient Greece?

• Greek Art

• Greek Architecture

• Greek Sports

• Greek Mythology

Multiple Choice

What did architects of ancient Greece use in the construction of their buildings?

• ceilings

• walls

• mosaic

• columns