Mrs. Duke Travels to Ancient Greece

Mrs. Duke hopped on a plane and made her way to Greece Mrs. Duke hopped on a plane and made her way to Greece. Greece is located in Europe.

The first stop was the Parthenon where she learned the architecture of ancient Greece was copied by builders and architects in the United States. . This is the Parthenon. It is located in Greece. This is the Lincoln Memorial. It is located in the United States.

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.

Jefferson designed many buildings using Greek architecture. Thomas Jefferson, who was the third president of the United States, was also an architect. Monticello Charlottesville, Virginia Jefferson designed many buildings using Greek architecture.

Can you tell which building 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 Mrs. Duke left the Parthenon, she made her way to the ancient Treasury of Athens.

U.S. Treasury Department 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 Mrs. Duke stopped to rest and took notes in her travel journal on what she had learned so far.

Greece is located in Europe. You can find buildings in the United States that were modeled after the Parthenon and The Treasury of Athens. Many buildings in ancient Greece have columns.

Government of Ancient Greece

Mrs. Duke’s Next Stop: City-States The cities of ancient Greece each had their own government. They were called city-states. Many were monarchies. This meant that they were ruled by kings. What are the 5 city-states shown on the map?

Mrs. Duke learned that in Athens, around 500 B. C Mrs. Duke 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 by the people in which majority rule.

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.

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY She also learned that when the founding fathers of the U.S. were developing our democracy, they modeled it after 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 Mrs Journal Time What has Mrs. Duke learned about the government of Ancient Greece?

Cities in Ancient Greece had their own government. A democracy is a form of government in which the majority rule. Ancient Greece had a Direct Democracy while the U.S. has a Representative Democracy.

While in Ancient Greece, Mrs While in Ancient Greece, Mrs. Duke had the opportunity to watch the Ancient Greek Olympics. She couldn’t participate in the games because she is a woman. Check out what Mrs. Duke 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.

Events in Ancient Greece Running Wrestling Boxing Chariot Races Pentathlon (this included discus, javelin throw, and long jump) Although only men who spoke Greek were allowed to participate, the games included men from several different Greek city-states.

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 1800’s. 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. Olympic winner receive medals (gold, silver, bronze) instead of olive crowns.

Journal Time Let’s see what Mrs. Duke learned about the Ancient Greek Olympics and the Modern Olympics.

Only men who spoke Greek could participate in the games. Olympic champions in the Ancient Greek Olympics were given a crown of olive branches. Olympic champions in modern Olympics are awarded medals. Woman are now allowed to participate in the Olympic games.

Mrs. Duke learned some very important information about Greece, the government, and the Olympics. It’s now time to return home!