1. Ancient Civilizations
Geographic Features
Government
Architecture
Agriculture
Religion
Music
Sports
Art & Entertainment
Roles of Men, Women, & Children
MALI
GREECE
ROME
Mrs. Ney’s 3rd Grade Class

2. MALI

3. Geographic Features MALI
Big as Europe
Deserts
Mines
Niger River

4. Government MALI
Began in 1307 A.D.
King was ruler
King collected taxes

5. Architecture MALI Made clay houses Timbuktu was the capital
Built temples
The Mud Mosque of Djenne

6. Agriculture MALI
Products:
Wheat
Cotton
Nuts
Salt

7. Religion MALI
Islam
Muslim people
Travel to Mecca
Read Koran

8. Music MALI
String instruments
Reed instruments (flute)

9. Sports MALI
Great runners

10. Art & Entertainment MALI
Story telling
Dancing
Archer (13th - 15th Century)

11. Roles of Men, Women, & Children MALI
Father is the head of the family
Father trades goods (salt, gold, and leather)
Boys go to school
Girls stay home and cook

12. Greece

13. Geographic Features Greece
Rocky and barren
Located on the Mediterranean Sea
Mountains with valleys
Surrounded by water

14. Government Greece City states Three classes of people
Rulers are wealthy men
Athens, a Greek city-state

15. Architecture Greece Acropolis, Parthenon Poor had simple houses
Rich had nice pillar houses
Poor got pebbles and made walls and floors
The Parthenon

16. Agriculture Greece Ate different fruits (grapes, cherries, olives)
Ate meats ( birds, fish, squid, octopus)
Raised crops (radishes, celery, beans, corn)
An olive tree

17. Religion Greece They where polytheistic (many gods and goddesses)
Favorite gods (Zeus, Hercules, Apollo)
Poseidon, God of the Sea

18. Music Greece Played harps, pipes, and other handmade instruments
A Greek lyre

19. Sports Greece Ran track Threw Discus Wrote stories Wrestling
A discus thrower

20. Art & Entertainment Greece
Danced
Sculptured
Watch plays
Built statues
Greek amphitheater

21. Roles of Men, Women, & Children Greece
Women didn’t get to vote
Men got to be in plays
Women stayed home and cooked
Men went to school
Women could not participate in play s
Men did get to participate in plays

22. ROME

23. Geographic Features Rome
Rome is located on Italy
Looks like a boot
Niger river
Roman Empire (150 AD)

24. Government Rome Emperors were very important
Romans did not want one man to make laws
Government had three branches: legislative, judicial, and executive
Caesar Augustus

25. Architecture Rome Poor lived in high raised apartments
Poorest lived on top floor
Rich lived in nice house
Richest had three villas
The Coliseum

26. Agriculture Rome Farmers grew wheat in fields
Ate bread with honey or fruit
City had many buildings
Took many years to build temple
Field of wheat

27. Religion Rome House hold religion was worshiping gods
Romans built temples to worship their gods
Romans gave gifts to worship gods
Sacrificed animals
Romans believed that if gods where happy they would have good luck
Jupiter, King of Gods

28. Music Rome
Harps
Pipes
Vases
Other hand made insturments

29. Sports Rome
Ran track
Threw discus
Writing
Wrecking
A chariot

30. Art & Entertainment Rome
Danced
Statues
Sculptures
Plays

31. Roles of Men, Women, & Children Rome
Men had short hair
Men masters of house
Women wore makeup and jewelry
Women stayed home and watched children while men went to work