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    direct
     democracy

direct


democracy

A government where


people vote to make


their own rules and laws.

What does it mean


to specialize?


*Because people and regions cannot produce everything they want, they specialize in what they do best and trade


for the rest.

Imports

Imports

Goods brought into a country by trade.


Think about goods coming "in" to the country. Trade in the Mediterranean Sea.

Exports

What were ancient Greece's Exports?

Goods sent out of a country for trade.


Think about goods like olive oil and wine


exiting the country. Also, traded pottery


and crafts that helped spread the culture.

City-state
 

What is a


city-state


A city state was based around one city which included the farms, villages, and houses.


-What styles of architecture used


today came from


ancient Greece and Rome?

-The architects of ancient Greece and Rome used columns       and arches in the construction of their               buildings.

-The architects of ancient Greece and Rome used columns and arches in the construction of their buildings.

What ancient examples of architecture


still exist in Greece today?

     the Parthenon
       --columns

the Parthenon


--columns

-What is a contribution?

the act of giving or doing something

What contributions were made from ancient Greece and Rome in the arts?

mosaics, sculptures, and paintings are displayed on buildings

mosaics, sculptures, and paintings are displayed on buildings

-What principles of government from ancient Greece 
are part of our government today?

-What principles of government from ancient Greece


are part of our government today?

Greece was the


birthplace of democracy


(government by the people)


a direct democracy.

-What is the government of the 
United States based on?

-What is the government of the


United States based on?

-The government is based on the ideas developed in ancient Greece and Rome.

-What sporting events today began in 
ancient Greece?

-What sporting events today began in


ancient Greece?

-The Olympics were held to honor the many gods. The name Olympics came from Mount Olympus, where the games were originally played.

-Where was ancient Greece located?

-Where was ancient Greece located?

-  It was a peninsula that was located 
               among mountains and hills 
     surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.

- It was a peninsula that was located


among mountains and hills


surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.

-What were the


human characteristics


of ancient Greece?

-Ancient Greeks 
were farmers, 
ship builders,
and traders.

-Ancient Greeks


were farmers,


ship builders,


and traders.

-How did the people of ancient Greece


adapt to and change their environment


to meet their needs?

-They farmed on hillsides; traded on the Mediterranean Sea,and had small independent communities because of the mountains.

-Ancient Greece 
was split -up 
into _____ _____.

-Ancient Greece


was split -up


into _____ _____.

city states

What were the two main city- states?

- Athens and Sparta

- Athens and Sparta

What were the ancient Greeks' 5 economic activities?

 1.  -farming on hillsides
        2  - shipbuilding
        3. -trading on the      Mediterranean Sea
        4. -making pottery
        5. -and fishing

1. -farming on hillsides


2 - shipbuilding


3. -trading on the Mediterranean Sea


4. -making pottery


5. -and fishing

-What did they farm?

-barley, grapes, 
     and olives

-barley, grapes,


and olives

-The climate was ______ and _____.

-The climate was hot and dry.