*Greece is a country on the continent of Europe. *Greece is located near the Mediterranean Sea.
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Transcript of *Greece is a country on the continent of Europe. *Greece is located near the Mediterranean Sea.
Physical Characteristics of Greece
*Located among mountains and hills
*Surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea
*Has limited rich soil
SPORTS The Olympic games
of today are modeled after the games of ancient Greece.
The people of ancient Greece farmed on hillsides and traded with countries on the Mediterranean Sea.
Terrace Farming
From a steep slope they created many level plains on which they could grow crops.
The terraces prevented soil erosion and washing away of the crops.
Representative Democracy
A government in which people vote (elect) a smaller group of citizens to make their rules and laws for everyone.
Rome Republic Representative Democracy
In Ancient Rome only rich men who owned land could vote in the elections.
*Our Founding Fathers decided that a democratic system like that in ancient Rome was the best way to run our country.
The people of ancient Rome farmed on hillsides and traded with other countries along the Mediterranean Sea.
InterdependenceThe people of ancient Rome and Greece traded with Egypt and other countries along the Mediterranean Sea.
(They were dependent on one another)
1. What is a government in which people vote to make their own laws?
A. Direct DemocracyB. MonarchyC. Representative DemocracyD. Anarchy
2. What is the name of the famous Roman temple?
A. ColosseumB. AmphitheaterC. ParthenonD. Great Wall of China
4. When two or more countries depend on each other for trading goods and services, this is called…
A. limited rich soilB. human characteristicsC. being good friendsD. economic interdependence
5. Human Characteristics are…
A. Things about peopleB. Things about buildingsC. Things about animalsD. Things about land
6. Specialization means…
A. focusing on one product or serviceB. sailing on the Mediterranean Sea.C. having limited rich soilD. none of the above.
7. What structure did the Romans use to transport water from the rivers to the cities?
A. damB. pulleyC. aqueductD. sleds
9. Just like the United States, Rome had a government in which people elect other people to make their laws for them. This is a…
A. DictatorshipB. Classroom RulesC. Direct DemocracyD. Representative Democracy
10. What body of water is Greece and Rome located near?
A. Atlantic OceanB. Nile RiverC. Mediterranean SeaD. Indian Ocean