Vocabulary

Greece Study Guide

1. Olympics: international athletic and sporting contests held every

four years

2. Representative Democracy: A democracy in which citizens choose

leaders to represent

them

3. Parthenon: An ancient Greek building that was used as a model for

United States government buildings

4. Citizen: A member of a community

5. Direct Democracy: citizens vote directly for leaders and on issues.

6. Architecture: the art or practice of designing and building structures Olympics

Ancient

OlympicsModern

Olympics

Where they took place….

Olympia, Greece All over the world

They took place every….

4 years 4 years

The games lasted…

1 day 16 days

Who could participate?

Only free Greek men

Everyone

Types of events Summer only Summer and Winter Games

Greek Architecture

• Many of the United States government buildings were made to look like buildings from Athens, Greece.

• The Parthenon is a famous building in Athens that the Supreme Court building was modeled after.

• People built buildings to look like those in Athens because that was the birth place of democracy.

• Buildings in Athens had the following features: large blocks of marble, columns, and carvings.

Democracy

Democracy started in Athens, Greece.

There are two different types of democracy: Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy.

A direct democracy is a democracy in which citizens vote directly for leaders and on issues.

**Athens, Greece is an example of a direct democracy.

A representative democracy is a democracy in which citizens choose leaders to represent them.

** The United States is an example of a representative democracy.

Greece on a Map