Greek Adaptations to Physical Characteristics Greece is a

Greek Adaptations to Physical Characteristics Greece is a land of mountains and dry, rocky soil. Greece is a peninsula (surrounded by water on 3 sides). • Mountains • Peninsula Physical Characteristics • Hard to travel across the mountains so they traveled by sea • Fishermen caught fish for food • Greeks traveled by boat to trade for things they did not have • Started new city states in the places they visited • City states were independent of each other Rocky soil • Farmers grew crops on hillsides • Grapes and olives grew best Made wine • Used for oil • Used all parts of the olive tree

Shipbuilders Farmers What jobs did the Greeks have? HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS Traders

Greek Homes • Made of clay, stone or mud • Courtyard in the middle • Floors were made of stone Greek Clothing Greek Religion • Wore tunics • Wore sandals or went barefoot Daily Life in Ancient Greece • Believed in gods and goddesses • Told myths (stories) about gods and goddesses • The Parthenon is a famous temple which honored Athena Roles of Men, Women and Children Men • Shopped • Spent time away from home Women • Took care of the children • Made clothes • Cooked and cleaned Boys • Went to school • Learned reading, writing, poetry, music and sports Girls • Stayed home • Learned to spin, weave, cook and sew

Contributions of Ancient Greece Architecture (the design of buildings) Amphitheater (an outside theater) Parthenon • Temple to honor the goddess Athena • Has columns Columns Doric (plain top) Ex: Lincoln Memorial Ionian (scroll top) Ex: White House Corinthian (ornate; fancy) Ex: Supreme Court Capitol Building

Contributions of Ancient Greece had a direct democracy. ( a government where people vote to make their own laws and rules) Greece is the birthplace of democracy. Voting/Making Laws • Free men over age 20 made laws • Women and slaves could not vote • People voted for a council of 500 men • Citizens voted after each law was discussed • If enough people voted for the law, the law would pass The United States has a representative democracy. (a government where people elect a smaller group of citizens to make rules and laws)

who §Athletes §No women or slaves could take part or watch what §First games had only one event (footrace) §Other events were added §Winners were crowned with an olive wreath Olympic Games why where §First games were held in Olympia §First modern games were in Athens §Today the place changes when §First modern Olympics in 1896 §Every 4 years §To honor the Greek god Zeus