1st Quarter
Text Chapter 9
Pages 246-251
SS3H1: Our Political Roots
The student will explain the political roots of our
modern democracy in the United States of America.
Element: SS3H1.b
Explain the ancient Athenians' idea that a community
should choose its own leaders.
Element: SS3H1.c
Compare and contrast Athens as a direct democracy
with the United States as a representative democracy.
Element: SS3H1.a
Identify the influence of Greek architecture (columns
on the Parthenon, U.S. Supreme Court building), law,
and the Olympic Games on the present.
SS3G1: U.S. Topographical Features
The student will locate major
topographical features.
Element: SS3G1.c
Locate the equator, prime meridian, and
lines of latitude and longitude on a globe.
Element: SS3G1.d
Locate Greece on a world map.
Acropolis – a flat topped rock outside Athens where the Parthenon was
built.
architecture – how things are built.
assembly – a group of citizens in ancient Greece who voted on laws.
astronomy – the study of planets and the universe.
Athens – the leading city-state in Ancient Greece.
citizens – the people who live in a place and can make their own laws.
city-state – Cities in ancient Greece that governed themselves.
columns – structures built by the Greeks to hold up huge stone roofs.
Constitution of the United States of America – a document that explained
how democracy would work in America.
Declaration of Independence – A document that said that Americans
would be independent from England and make their own laws.
democracy – the rule of the people.
direct democracy – the form of government in ancient Greece where every
citizen voted on laws.
elect – to choose by voting.
Equator – the line of latitude that circles the globe exactly halfway
between the North and South poles.
heritage – our way of life.
ideals – the things we believe.
latitude – the lines that cross the globe horizontally.
longitude – the lines that cross the globe vertically.
Olympic Games – A sports competition that started in ancient Greece.
Parthenon – A grand temple built with columns.
Prime Meridian – a vertical line that passes through Greenwich,
England.
represent – to speak for someone else.
representative democracy – the form of government in America when
the people elect leaders to represent them and make laws.
tax – Money people pay to support the government.
vote - to make decisions about laws or choose someone to represent
you.
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A long time ago, in a place far, far away…..
Find Greece on your map
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2,500 years ago in a country named GREECE
In a city named ATHENS, there lived some very
smart people.
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Greeks started the OLYMPICS.
Added vowels to the alphabet.
Made medicine and studied astronomy.
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The people of Athens believed that they should
VOTE and make their own laws.
This is called DEMOCRACY.
In Greek, democracy means:
“the rule of the people”
Read pages 1-12 in the
Book: Greece and our
American Heritage
What are some ways we can be a
democracy in our classroom?
At home?
With your friends?
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Let’s choose something to vote on in class.
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Everyone gets to VOTE!
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The majority (the most votes) wins!
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This is called a DIRECT DEMOCRACY because
everyone gets a chance to vote.
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At each table, elect one person, a
representative, for your group.
The group should let the representative know
how to vote for their table.
The representative will now vote on behalf of
the whole table.
Was the outcome the same? Why or why not?
Athens DIRECT democracy with the
United States REPRESENTATIVE democracy.
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
The Parthenon
DORIC
The Supreme Court of the U.S.A.
CORINTHIAN
The White House
IONIC
1. What US state is located south of 40 degrees latitude and -120 degrees
longitude?
2. What continent is located south of 10 degrees latitude?
3. What country does the 50 degrees latitudinal line cross?
4. If you stand at 20 degrees latitude and -100 degrees longitude, you will be in
5. What ocean does the -120 degrees longitude line cross? Ocean.
6. What ocean does the -60 degrees longitude line cross? Ocean.
7. The state of Texas lies at degrees latitude and degrees longitude.
8. Most of Florida is below the degree latitude line.
9. The Great Lakes can be found below degrees latitude and above degrees
latitude.
The Georgia
Capital
CORINTHIAN
IONIC
CORINTHIAN
IONIC
CORINTHIAN
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The Olympic Games date back to 776 B.C.
The ancient games were held in the sanctuary of Olympia in
Greece as a way to honor the Greek gods.
The first Olympics were just a footrace. Eventually other
sports were added, including the long jump, javelin, boxing
and equestrian events.
At the ancient Olympics, only males were allowed to
participate. If a woman was married, she was forbidden
from viewing the ancient Olympics.
Winners of events were not given medals but rather were
awarded an olive leaf wreath, which symbolized hope and
peace.
Read more: Olympic Games Facts for Kids | eHow.com
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LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
Zero line of latitude is
the EQUATOR
Zero line of longitude is
the PRIME MERIDIAN
“LAT IS FLAT”
“LONG IS LONG”
The equator is the
Starting Point
Starting Point
Starting Point
The equator is the
Starting Point
For lines of latitude
Latitude lines measure
North and South
North and South
North and South
Latitude lines measure
North and South
All around the world
The Prime Meridian is the
Starting Point
Starting Point
Starting Point
The Prime Meridian is the
Starting Point
For lines of longitude
Longitude lines measure
East and West
East and West
East and West
Longitude Lines measure
East and West
All around the world
1.What US state is located south of 40 degrees latitude and -120 degrees longitude?
2. What continent is located south of 10 degrees latitude?
3. What country does the 50 degrees latitudinal line cross?
4. If you stand at 20 degrees latitude and -100 degrees longitude, you will be in
5. What ocean does the -120 degrees longitude line cross? Ocean.
6. What ocean does the -60 degrees longitude line cross? Ocean.
7. The state of Texas lies at degrees latitude and degrees longitude.
8. Most of Florida is below the degree latitude line.
9. The Great Lakes can be found below degrees latitude and above degrees latitude.