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Ancient Greece and Rome SOL 3.1 and 3.4 Essential Knowledge Understand the meaning of: * Civilization a group of people who came together to share their culture, to develop and use written language, to make advances in the arts and sciences, and to form a government * Ancient things that have happened in the long ago past * Contribution the act of giving or doing something * Direct Democracy a government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws. * Representative democracy a government in which people vote for (elect) a smaller group of citizens to make their rules and laws for everyone * characteristics: different traits PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS * Lands next to the Mediterranean Sea *Located on the European continent Geographic Features of Greece and Rome: *Peninsulas- Land which is surrounded by water on three sides ANCIENT GREECE: located among mountains and hills; surrounded by Mediterranean Sea and limited rich soil ANCIENT ROME: located next to a river; city built on many hills; limited rich soil THE ARTS: Music and Art in Greece and Rome Mosaics, sculpture, and paintings are displayed on buildings. Governments of Greece and Rome * Greece: Birthplace of democracy (government by the people); a direct democracy ideas developed in ancient Greece and Rome.) *Rome: Republican (representative form of government); a representative democracy (The government of the U.S. is based on the The architects of ancient Greece and Rome used columns and arches in the construction of their buildings. * Greece- Parthenon (columns) Architecture of Greece and Rome * Rome - Colosseum/Coliseum, aqueducts (arches) Sports in Greece and Rome * Olympic Games of today are modeled after the games of ancient Greece. HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS * ANCIENT GREECE farmers, shipbuilders, and traders *ANCIENT ROME farmers, road builders, and traders WAYS THEY ADAPTED TO THEIR ENVIRONMENTS ANCIENT GREECE: They farmed on hillsides; trading took place on the Mediterranean Sea: small independent communities developed because of the many mountains. ANCIENT ROME: They farmed on hillsides; trading took place on the Mediterranean Sea.
