Ms. GerlachTravels to Ancient Greece

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Ms. Gerlach hopped on a plane and made her way to Greece. Greece is located in Europe.

The first stop was the Parthenon. Here, Ms. Gerlach learned that builders

and architects in the United States copied the architecture of ancient

Greece..

This is the Lincoln Memorial. It is located in the United States.

This is the Parthenon. It is located in Greece.

Architecture is the style or design of a building. Each of these buildings have columns.

A column is a pillar or post that stands upright.

Thomas Jefferson, who was the third president of the United States, was also an architect.

Thomas Jefferson designed many buildings using Greek architecture.

MonticelloCharlottesville, Virginia

The U.S. Supreme Court Building was built to look like the Parthenon.

Can you tell which building is the Parthenon?

The U.S. Treasury Building was also built to model the Parthenon.

After Ms. Gerlach left the Parthenon, she made her way to the ancientTreasury of Athens.

There she learned that the U.S. Department of Treasury was modeled after the ancient Treasury of Athens.

The Treasury of Athens

U.S. Treasury Department

Journal Time

Ms. Gerlach stopped to rest and

took notes in her travel journal

on what she had learned so far.

1.Greece is located in Europe.

2.You can find buildings in the United States that were modeled after the Parthenon and The Treasury of Athens.

3.Many buildings in ancient Greece have columns.

Government of Ancient Greece

Ms. Gerlach’s Next Stop: City-States

The cities of ancient Greece each had their own government. They were called city-states. Many were monarchies. A monarchy is a type of government ruled by a king.

What are the 5 city-statesshown on the map?

Ms. Gerlach learned that in Athens, around 500 B.C., the people began a new form of government that was led by the people. This new form of government was called a democracy.

A democracy is a government run by the people in which the majority rule. The majority of a group is the group with the biggest number – usually over half.

The government in ancient Athens, Greece was a

DIRECT DEMOCRACY

Only male citizens of Athens had the right and responsibility to vote

on leaders and laws.

Ms. Gerlach also learned that when the founding fathers of the U.S. were developing our democracy, they modeled it after the democracy in ancient Greece.

The biggest difference in the U.S. government is that we are a…

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

We choose people to represent us in government. They vote on laws for us.

Journal Time

What has Ms. Gerlach learned about the government of Ancient

Greece?

1.Cities in Ancient Greece had their own government.

2.A democracy is a form of government in which the majority rule.

3.Ancient Greece had a Direct Democracy while the U.S. has a Representative Democracy.

While in Ancient Greece, Ms. Gerlach had the opportunity to watch the

ancient Greek Olympics. She couldn’t participate in the games because she is

a woman.

Check out what Ms. Gerlach learned about the Greek Olympics.

The Olympics of ancient Greece were always held in Olympia, Greece every four years. Only men who spoke Greek could enter the games. There were not as many sports in the ancient Olympics as there are today.

Although only men who spoke Greek were allowed to participate, the games included men from several different Greek city-states.

Events in Ancient Greece

Running

Wrestling

Boxing

Chariot Races

Pentathlon (this included discus, javelin throw, and long jump)

Winners of the ancient Olympic games were national heroes!

The Olympic champions were

capped with a crown of olive branches.

The olive branch is a symbol of hope

and peace.

Modern Olympics

The modern Olympics began in the late 1800s. Countries from all over the world have participated. Women are allowed to participate in today’s Olympics.

There were 28 sports and over 300 sporting events in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Today, Olympic winners receive medals (gold, silver, bronze) instead

of olive crowns.

Journal Time

Let’s see what Ms. Gerlach learned about the Ancient Greek Olympics and the Modern Olympics.

1.Only men who spoke Greek could participate in the games.

2.Olympic champions in the ancient Greek Olympics were given a crown of olive branches. Olympic champions in modern Olympics are awarded medals.

3.Woman are now allowed to participate in the Olympic games.

Ms. Gerlach learned some very important information about

Greece, the government, and the Olympics.

It’s now time to return home!