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Ancient Greece 3rd Grade

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The Olympic Games first started in Greece   in 776 B.C.  
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They named the Olympic Games after a city in Greece called   Olympia  
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The different color medals given at the modern Olympics are   gold, silver, and bronze  
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At the ancient Olympics, winners were given a   crown or wreath made of olive branches  
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A large difference between ancient and modern Olympics is that ...   no women were allowed to participate in ancient games.  
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The first Olympic Games in the U.S.A were in   1904 in St. Louis  
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Who was President when the U.S.A. first hosted the Olympic games?   President Theodore Roosevelt  
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___ ___________ is someone born in Athens, Greece.   An Athenian  
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Who was the Greek god that was the head of all other Greek gods.   Zeus  
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A particular style or design of building is called ____________.   Architecture.  
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Name the three types of columns:   Doric (plain), Ionic (swirls or scrolls), and Corinthian (very fancy)  
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The architects of ancient Greece used columns and arches in the construction of their buildings    
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Democracy means   "rule by the people".  
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Plain   Doric  
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Swirls or Scrolls   Ionic  
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Very Fancy   Corinthian  
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Both Greece and America have this type of government.   A Democracy  
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A government in which people vote DIRECTLY to make their own rules and laws is a_______ ________   Direct Democracy  
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A government where people vote for people to REPRESENT them to makes rules and laws is a ___________ ________   Representative Democracy.  
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The U.S. is a ____________ Democracy.   Representative  
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Why is the U.S. a Representative Democracy?   We have too many citizens to meet in one place like Ancient Greece did  
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Ancient Greece is a _______ Democracy .   Direct  
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Why was Ancient Greece is a Direct Democracy ?   they had smaller population so they could all meet in one place to make up their own laws instead of having a governor or president like the U.S  
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Where is Greece is located ?   In the continent of Europe on the Balkan Peninsula.  
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What is a peninsula?   A peninsula is almost an island, but has one section attached to land.  
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Name 3 ways Greece influenced the United States of America.   Democracy , Olympics and Architecture  
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