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22 Cards in this Set
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What were the physical characteristics of ancient Greece?
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Greece is on a peninsula with many islands. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, has many mountains and hills and has limited rich soil.
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What were the human characteristics of ancient Greece?
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Ancient Greeks were farmers, traders, fishermen, and shipbuilders.
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What effect did limited rich soil have on the people of ancient Greece?
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It caused the Greeks to be farmers.
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How did being surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea influence the ancient Greeks?
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They were shipbuilders, fishermen and traders.
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Define physical characteristic.
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how a person, place or thing looks
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Define peninsula.
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A landform surrounded by water on three sides. Examples: Italy, Greece, Florida
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Why did the ancient Greeks use terrace farming?
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The ancient Greeks used terrace farming to grow their crops since there were many mountains and hills. Terrace farming helped the crops get the correct amount of water and not get washed away.
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What effect did the many mountains of ancient Greece have on its people?
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The villages and towns of ancient Greece were separated by mountains and so there were traders who went to the different towns to sell and buy goods.
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Define terrace farming.
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Farmers built steps on a steep sloping hillside to create many levels of farms to grow crops.
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Define human characteristic.
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a job
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Why were there many city-states in ancient Greece?
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The mountains separated the communities of Greece from each other.
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How were the city-states similar and different from each other?
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They were similar because they spoke the same language, had the same religion, and fought to protect Greece. They were different because they each had their own government and rules for doing things.
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Give examples of natural resources.
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Any resource that comes directly from nature. Soil, sun, water, wood, animals
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People who work to produce goods and services are known as a?
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Human resource
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What were some human resources of ancient Greece?
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trader, farmer, shipbuilder, fishermen
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Goods made by people and used to produce other goods are known as?
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Capital resources
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Ships, nets, spears, pottery, ploughs are examples of?
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Capital resources
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Define contribution.
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The act of giving or doing something for someone.
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What are examples of Greek contributions?
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Democracy, Olympics, Columns in architecture
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Where can you find examples of Greek architecture in the United States?
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White House, Supreme Court House, Lincoln Memorial, Capital building, Lincoln Memorial on back of penny
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What famous piece of Greek architecture can you find in Athens, Greece?
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The Parthenon
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Define direct democracy.
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A form of government that allowed all adult male citizens to vote for all their own rules and laws.
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